English
fow
Fow comes from Old Norse fága ‘to polish, clean’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘joyful, pretty’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘joyful, pretty’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fēgōną‘to polish’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350fága‘to polish, clean’
- Englishtodayfow
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘joyful, pretty’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fēgōną‘to polish’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350fága‘to polish, clean’
- Englishtodayfow
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘joyful, pretty’
fight, fee, fellow, peculiar, fax, feud, cynical, hound, fawn, poodle, cynic, feu, pec, fain, pecuniary, chenille, 25 more
Today it means
verb To clean, cleanse (out), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- / fow