Etymology

fower

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Today it means: One who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance. Full definition →

Middle English fowere
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fower · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromfowere
  2. English todayfower

From Middle English fowere, foware, fowar; equivalent to fow + -er.

fower · numeral, noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromfēower
  2. Middle English · derived fromfour
  3. English todayfower

From Middle English four, fower, from Old English fēower.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishfour all →

four

Old Englishfēower all →

four

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