Where does “solow” come from?

solow (Middle English) comes from Old English sulh, from Proto-Germanic sulhs, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

solow (Middle English): A plough device for creating furrows

Definitions

  1. A plough device for creating furrows

Ancestry of “solow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsulhplough; plough, ploughland; furrow; gully
2Proto-Germanicsulhsplough; that which is ploughed or furrowed;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulhs →Every word from Old English sulh →