Where does “scow” come from?

Scow comes from Dutch schouw, a flat-bottomed boat or barge used for transport and cargo.

scow (English): A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square...

Definitions

  1. A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square...

Ancestry of “scow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschouwfireplace
2Middle Dutchschoude
3Old Dutch*scalda

Words derived from “scow

Every word from Old Dutch *scalda