Etymology

wooer

woo·er
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Today it means: Someone who woos or courts. Full definition →

Middle English wowere ← Old English wōgere
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromwōgere
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwowere
  3. English todaywooer

From woo + -er; from Middle English wowere, from Old English wōgere, from wōgian (“to woo”).

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