Where does “plough” come from?

plough (Middle English) comes from Old English plōh, from Old Frisian plōg, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

plough (Middle English): plow

Definitions

  1. plow

Ancestry of “plough”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishplōhhide of land, ploughland
2Old Frisianplōgtroop, common interest
3Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
4Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “plough”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówyos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos →