Where does “medowe” come from?
medowe (Middle English) comes from Old English mǣdwe, from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.
Ancestry of “medowe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | mǣdwe | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mēdwō | meadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂meh₁- | to mow, reap |
Words derived from “medowe”