Where does “plōh” come from?

plōh (Old English) comes from Old Frisian plōg, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

plōh (Old English): hide of land, ploughland

Definitions

  1. hide of land, ploughland

Ancestry of “plōh”, step by step

plōh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian plōg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianplōgtroop, common interest
2Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
3Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Proto-Chamic *pluh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*pluhten
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuluqten
3Proto-Austronesianpuluqten

Words derived from “plōh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówyos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos →