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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

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

Words derived from “plōh”

  • plough
  • ploughshare
  • ploughboy
  • snowplough
  • ploughtail
  • ploughable
  • plougheth
  • ploughhorse
  • ploughzone
  • ploughbote
  • unploughable
  • replough
  • ploughwoman
  • ploughest
  • ploughstaff
  • ploughlike
  • ploughpan
  • breastplough
  • ploughability
  • plowbote
  • ploughing
  • ploughwise
  • ploughpoint
  • ploughhead
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