English
ower
Ower comes from Old French ewer, and goes back to Latin aquārium.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaquārium
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ewe
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400ewer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same formas owere
- Englishtodayower
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaquārium
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ewe
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400ewer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same formas owere
- Englishtodayower
Formed from owe + -er
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- ‘to own’
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Proto-Germanic *aiganą ‘to possess, to own, to have’
Proto-West Germanic *aigan ‘to own’
Old English āgan ‘to own, possess’
Middle English owen ‘to own, possess, have control over, have…’
English owe
Linked words
through Latin aquārium
through Old French ewe
Another origin of ower
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ower
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
noun A person who owes something, especially money.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin aquārium / ower