Etymology

dow

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Today it means: To be worth. Full definition →

Middle English douen ← Old English dugan ← Proto-West Germanic *dugan
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dow · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*duganą
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*dugan
  3. Old English · inherited fromdugan
  4. Middle English · inherited fromdouen
  5. English todaydow

From Middle English douen, from Old English dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

dow · verb2

  1. Latin · derived fromdōtō
  2. Old French · derived fromdouer
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdowen
  4. English todaydow

From Middle English dowen, from Old French douer, from Latin dōtō.

Dow · proper noun3

Variant of Daw from David or daw, and of Duff from Scottish Gaelic.

DOW · proper noun, noun4

Abbreviation.

Words from the same roots

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