Where does “ploughing” come from?
ploughing (English) comes from English plough, from English Plough, from Middle English plouh, from Old English plōh, from Old Frisian plōg, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos — to fly, flow, run.
ploughing (English): present participle of plough; The breaking of the...
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- present participle of plough; The breaking of the...
Ancestry of “ploughing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plough | A device pulled through the ground in order to... |
| 2 | English | Plough | The brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. They are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda |
| 3 | Middle English | plouh | — |
| 4 | Old English | plōh | hide of land, ploughland |
| 5 | Old Frisian | plōg | troop, common interest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | plōgaz | plough |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlowyos | rudder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plówyos | ship |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |