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Where does “plōgaz” come from?

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

plōgaz (Proto-Germanic): plough

Definitions

  1. plough

Ancestry of “plōgaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “plōgaz”

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