Where does “tow” come from?

tow (Middle English) comes from Old English tow-, from Proto-Germanic tawwą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

tow (Middle English): Unprepared flax, especially used as a...

Definitions

  1. Unprepared flax, especially used as a...

Ancestry of “tow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtow-spinning
2Proto-Germanictawwątool; apparatus; gadget; equipment; rigging;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tawwą →Every word from Old English tow- →