sow

sow · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
2. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-?
3. Proto-Indo-European*suH-
4. Proto-Germanic*sugō
5. Proto-West Germanic*sugu
6. Old Englishsugu
7. Middle Englishsowe
8. English todaysow

From Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu, from Proto-West Germanic *sugu, from Proto-Germanic *sugō, probably from Proto-Indo-European *su(H)kéh₂, from *suH- (“pig”). See also West Frisian sûch, Dutch zeug, Low German Söög, German Sau, Swedish sugga, Norwegian sugge; also Welsh hwch (“pig”), Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará, “swine, boar”); also Danish so, German Sau, Latin sūs, Tocharian B suwo, Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs), Albanian thi, Avestan 𐬵𐬏 (hū, “boar”). See also swine. Doublet of soor.

sow · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
2. Proto-Germanic*sēaną
3. Proto-West Germanic*sāan
4. Old Englishsāwan
5. Middle Englishsowen
6. English todaysow

From Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *sāan, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-. Compare Dutch zaaien, German säen, Danish så, Norwegian Bokmål så.

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