Where does “sowynge” come from?

sowynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan, from Proto-West Germanic sāan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sowynge (Middle English): sowing

Definitions

  1. sowing

Ancestry of “sowynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsowenTo sow seed, land with seed
2Old Englishsāwanto sow
3Proto-West Germanicsāanto sow
4Proto-Germanicsēanąto sow, to disperse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sāan →