Where does “adow” come from?

adow (Scots) comes from Scots dow, from Middle English douen, from Old French douer, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

adow (Scots): fuss, bother

Definitions

  1. fuss, bother

Ancestry of “adow”, step by step

adow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots dow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsdowto be of use, have value
2Middle EnglishdouenTo be helpful or beneficial; to have worthiness...
3Old Frenchdouerto endow
4LatindotoI endow
5Latindōsdowry
6Proto-Italicdōtis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Scots a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsaa, an; Alternative form of a'
2Middle EnglishA—
3Middle EnglishII (first-person singular subject pronoun)
4Old EnglishiċI
5Proto-West GermanicikI
6Proto-Germanic*ek—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →