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English word origin

Etymology of rown

From Middle English rowen, from Old English rōwen, ġerōwen, from Proto-Germanic *rōanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), equivalent to row + -en.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

past participle of row

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From Middle English rowen, from Old English rōwen, ġerōwen, from Proto-Germanic *rōanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), equivalent to row + -en.

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  • Inherited-form mentionrowenenm
  • Inherited-form mentionrōwenang
  • Inherited-form mention*rōanazgem-pro
  • Derivation mention*rōanągem-pro · to row
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Source etymology 2

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verb

Archaic spelling of roun.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English rownen, variant of rounen, from Old English rūnian. More at roun.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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