Where does “alow” come from?
Alow comes from English low and English and, combined with the prefix ad- from Latin ad, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo meaning away or off.
alow (English): Low down; Towards the lower part of a vessel;...
Definitions
- Low down; Towards the lower part of a vessel;...
Ancestry of “alow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | alowe | — |
| 2 | Middle English | A | — |
| 3 | Middle English | I | I |
| 4 | Old English | iċ | I |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |