Where does “vower” come from?

vower (English) comes from English vow, from Middle English vowe, from Old French vut, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō — to promise, to vow; to praise.

vower (English): One who makes a vow

Definitions

  1. One who makes a vow

Ancestry of “vower”, step by step

vower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvowA solemn promise to perform some act, or behave...
2Middle Englishvowe
3Old Frenchvutwish; dire; want
4Latinvōtumpromise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge
5Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed
6Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
8Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ-