Where does “sowe” come from?

sowe (Middle English) comes from Old English sūgu, from Proto-West Germanic *sugu — sow.

sowe (Middle English): A female pig; A siege engine used to protect...

Definitions

  1. A female pig; A siege engine used to protect...

Ancestry of “sowe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsūgusow (female pig)
2Proto-West Germanic*sugusow

Words derived from “sowe”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sugu →Every word from Old English sūgu →