rowen

rowen · noun¹

1. Old French · derived fromregain“an increase”
2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromrewain
3. Middle English · inherited fromrewayn
4. English todayrowen

From Middle English rewayn, from Anglo-Norman rewain, from an Old Northern French variant of Old French regain (“an increase”), from re- + gaigner (“to till, win”). The alternative forms represent replacement of unanalysable final /ən/ with the more tractable suffixes -et, -ing; roughing presumably relies on a lost pronunciation of rough as /ˈɹaʊ/.

Rowen · proper noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromrown“rowan tree”
2. English todayRowen

From Middle English rown (“rowan tree”).

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