Where does “rowen” come from?

rowen (Middle English) comes from Middle English rewe, from Old English rǣw, from Proto-Germanic raiwō, from Proto-Indo-European reyk- — to tear, scratch; streak; to carve, scratch, etch.

rowen (Middle English): To row; paddle; To move by rowing or paddling; To...

Definitions

  1. To row; paddle; To move by rowing or paddling; To...

Ancestry of “rowen”, step by step

rowen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English rewe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrewepity, sorrow, rue; sad, sorrowful; merciful
2Old Englishrǣwline, row
3Proto-Germanicraiwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreyk-to tear, scratch; streak; to carve, scratch, etch

via Old English rōwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrōwen—
2Proto-Germanicrōanaz—
3Proto-Germanicrōanąto row
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “rowen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raiwō →Every word from Old English rǣw →