Where does “gowen” come from?

gowen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

gowen (Middle English): to stare

Definitions

  1. to stare

Ancestry of “gowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
2Old Norsegeyjato bark
3Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

Words derived from “gowen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →