English

towee

From tow + -ee.

Formed from tow + -ee

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to draw, pull’

Proto-Germanic *tugōną ‘to draw, pull’

Proto-West Germanic *togōn ‘to pull, tow’

Old English togian ‘to tow’

Middle English towen

English tow

Today it means

noun A vehicle, vessel, etc. being towed.

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