Where does “sew” come from?

Sew comes from Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-.

sew (English): To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through...

Definitions

  1. To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through...

Ancestry of “sew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsewAlternative form of sowe
2Old Englishseawsap, juice; moisture; humour
3Proto-West Germanic*sauwjuice

Words derived from “sew

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sauw