English
rowed
Rowed comes from English row ‘line of objects or entries’, from Middle English rewe ‘row, ordered arrangement’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hreyk-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hréykōreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rīgǭ‘row, line’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*raigwōreconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*raiwōreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*raiwureconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rǣw‘row, line’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rewe‘row, ordered arrangement’
- English1500–presentrow‘line of objects or entries’
- Englishtodayrowed
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hreyk-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hréykōreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rīgǭ‘row, line’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*raigwōreconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*raiwōreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*raiwureconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rǣw‘row, line’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rewe‘row, ordered arrangement’
- English1500–presentrow‘line of objects or entries’
- Englishtodayrowed
A compound of row ‘line of objects or entries’ + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk- ‘to line up; to arrange’
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Proto-Germanic *raiwō
Proto-West Germanic *raiwu
Old English rǣw ‘row, line’
Middle English rewe ‘row’
English row
Linked words
through Middle English rewe ‘row, ordered arrangement’
ruth, row, rue, ruefully, 6 more
through English row ‘line of objects or entries’
Today it means
adj Formed into a row, or rows; having a specified number of rows.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk- / rowed