English
Gow
Gow comes from Scottish Gaelic gobha ‘smith’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *gobanns.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*gobanns‘smith’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900gobae‘smith’
- Scottish Gaelicmoderngobha‘smith’
- EnglishtodayGow
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*gobanns‘smith’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900gobae‘smith’
- Scottish Gaelicmoderngobha‘smith’
- EnglishtodayGow
Every English word from Proto-Celtic *gobanns
Today it means
name A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *gobanns / Gow