Where does “plough” come from?
Plough comes from Middle English plouh, from Old Norse plógr, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, ultimately from the root plew-.
plough (English): A device pulled through the ground in order to...
Definitions
- A device pulled through the ground in order to...
Ancestry of “plough”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Plough | — |
| 2 | Middle English | plouh | — |
| 3 | Old English | plōh | hide of land, ploughland |
| 4 | Old Frisian | plōg | troop, common interest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | plōgaz | plough |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlowyos | rudder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plówyos | ship |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “plough”