Where does “tow” come from?

Tow comes from Middle English towen, from Old English togian, from Old English tēon, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to pull or lead.

tow (English): To pull something behind one using a line or...

Definitions

  1. To pull something behind one using a line or...

Ancestry of “tow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtowen—
2Old Englishtogianto tow
3Proto-Germanictugōnąto pull, tow
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tow”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →