undertow
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.
- (transitive) To pull down by, or as by, an undertow.
- (intransitive) To flow or behave as an undertow.
Etymology
Prefix from English tow.
Origin
English
tow
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betow English
- heretog English
- tow English
- tow truck English
- towable English
- towage English
- towaway English
- towback English
- towball English
- towboat English
- towee English
- towfish English
- towhead English
- towheaded English
- towline English
- towmaster English
- townet English
- towpath English
- towrope English
- towsack English
- towship English
- towtruck English
- towy English
- wantoe English
- taue Norwegian Bokmål
- toa Portuguese
- towen Middle English