Etymology

rown

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Middle English rowen ← Old English rōwen ← Proto-Germanic *rōanaz
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rown · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*rōaną“to row”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*rōanaz
  3. Old English · inherited fromrōwen
  4. Middle English · inherited fromrowen
  5. English todayrown

From Middle English rowen, from Old English rōwen, ġerōwen, from Proto-Germanic *rōanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), equivalent to row + -en.

rown · verb2

  1. Old English · inherited fromrūnian
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrownen
  3. English todayrown

From Middle English rownen, variant of rounen, from Old English rūnian. More at roun.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishrowen all →

row

Proto-Germanic*rōaną all →

row

Old Englishrūnian all →

roundroun

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