Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To endeavor to gain someone's affection or support. · Often of a man, to try to persuade (someone) to be in an amorous relationship with. · To court solicitously; to invite with importunity; to solicit in love.
From Middle English wowen, woȝen, from Old English wōgian (“to woo, court, marry”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots wow (“to woo”). Perhaps related to Old English wōg, wōh (“bending, crookedness”), in the specific sense of "bend or incline (some)one toward oneself". If so, then derived from Proto-Germanic *wanhō (“a bend, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wonk- (“crooked, bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *wā- (“to bend, twist, turn”); related to Old Norse vá (“corner, angle”).
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentionwowenenm
- Inherited-form mentionwōgianang · to woo, court, marry
- Cognate mentionwowsco · to woo
- Cognate mentionwōgang
- Derivation mention*wanhōgem-pro · a bend, angle
- Derivation mention*wonk-ine-pro · crooked, bent
- Derivation mention*wā-ine-pro · to bend, twist, turn
- Cognate mentionvánon · corner, angle
Inspect preserved source fields
Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.
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