Where does “gowen” come from?
gowen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną.
gowen (Middle English): to stare
Ancestry of “gowen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gá | barking; attention; to heed |
| 2 | Old Norse | geyja | to bark |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *gawjaną | — |
Words derived from “gowen”