Where does “sown” come from?
Sown derives from Old English sāwan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots related to scattering or dispersing seeds.
sown (English): past participle of sow
Ancestry of “sown”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sow | A female pig; A female bear, she-bear; A female... |
| 2 | Middle English | sowe | A female pig; A siege engine used to protect... |
| 3 | Old English | sūgu | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sugu | — |
Words derived from “sown”