Where does “wowen” come from?
wowen (Middle English) comes from Old English wōgian, from Proto-Germanic wanhō, from Proto-Indo-European wonk-, from Proto-Indo-European wā- — to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...
Ancestry of “wowen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wōgian | to woo, court, marry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wanhō | a bend, turn, corner, angle, curve, incline |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wonk- | crooked, bent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wā- | to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,... |
Words derived from “wowen”