English
dow
Dow comes from Middle English dowen ‘to give or provide something as a dowry’, from Latin dōtō ‘to endow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘give’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₃tis‘giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dōtisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdōs‘gift, endowment, talent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdōtō‘to endow’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400douer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dowen‘to give or provide something as a dowry’
- Englishtodaydow
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₃tis‘giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dōtisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdōs‘gift, endowment, talent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdōtō‘to endow’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400douer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dowen‘to give or provide something as a dowry’
- Englishtodaydow
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘give’
data, date, add, die, addition, rent, tradition, delicious, surrender, treason, vent, render, dose, donation, donate, donor, rendition, vendor, additive, rendezvous, antidote, anecdote, addendum, condone, perdition, dative, dacha, dati, sconce, 39 more
through Latin dōs ‘gift, endowment, talent’
through Latin dōtō ‘to endow’
Today it means
verb To furnish with a dower; to endow.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / dow