Where does “fow” come from?

fow (Middle English) comes from Middle English fou, from Old English fāh, from Proto-West Germanic faih — coloured; hostile.

fow (Middle English): Alternative form of fou

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fou

Ancestry of “fow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfoumulticoloured, stippled; A kind of multicoloured...
2Old Englishfāhcoloured; stained; dyed; tinged; shining;...
3Proto-West Germanicfaihcoloured; hostile
Every word from Proto-West Germanic faih →Every word from Old English fāh →Every word from Middle English fou →