dowen
Middle English
/ˈduːən/
verb
Definitions
- To give, furnish, or provide with something:
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French douer derived from Latin dōtō.
Origin
Latin
dōtō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dougher English
- dower English
- dowry English
- endow English
- dōtō Latin
- *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- dowarye Middle English
- dower Middle English
- endowable Middle English
- endowement Middle English
- endowen Middle English
- endower Middle English
- endowynge Middle English
- doeire Old French
- douer Old French
- dowarie xno
- endouer xno