Where does “sowing” come from?

Sowing derives from Old English sāwan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European roots including sewH- and sew-, ultimately tracing to the base seh₁- meaning to sow or scatter seed.

sowing (English): present participle of sow; The act or process by...

Definitions

  1. present participle of sow; The act or process by...

Ancestry of “sowing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsowA female pig; A female bear, she-bear; A female...
2Middle EnglishsoweA female pig; A siege engine used to protect...
3Old Englishsūgusow (female pig)
4Proto-West Germanic*sugusow

Words derived from “sowing”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sugu →Every word from Old English sūgu →Every word from Middle English sowe →