tow
English
/təʊ/, /toʊ/, /təʊ/, /taʊ/, /toʊ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.
- (running) To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English towen inherited from Old English togian (drag, draw) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tugōną (pull, draw, tear) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug), *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dewk-
Gloss
pull, lead, draw, tug
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- away English
- back English
- ball English
- betow English
- boat English
- co-educate English
- ducal English
- ducat English
- educable English
- educatable English
- educate English
- educatee English
- educational English
- educationalist English
- educative English
- fish English
- headed English
- here English
- heretog English
- induction English
- line English
- master English
- net English
- path English
- resubdue English
- rope English
- sack English
- ship English
- subduable English
- subdual English
- subduct English
- subduer English
- team English
- tow truck English
- towable English
- towage English
- towaway English
- towback English
- towball English
- towboat English
- towboater 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
- truck English
- undertow English
- wame English
- wantoe English
- abductus Latin
- abdūcō Latin
- adducere Latin
- adduco Latin
- adductio, adductionis Latin
- adductus Latin
- aquaeductus Latin
- conductor Latin
- conductus Latin
- condūcere Latin
- deductus Latin
- ducem Latin
- duco Latin
- ductus Latin
- dux Latin
- dux, ducem Latin
- dux, ducis Latin
- dēdūcere Latin
- educo Latin
- induco Latin
- inductus Latin
- indūcere Latin
- intrōdūctiō Latin
- productio, productionem Latin
- productivus Latin
- prōductum Latin
- prōductus Latin
- prōdūcō Latin
- reductio, reductiōnem, reductiō Latin
- redux Latin
- redūcō Latin
- seductio Latin
- seductio, seductionem Latin
- subduco Latin
- subductio Latin
- subductus Latin
- subdūcō Latin
- sēdūcō Latin
- trans Latin
- trādūcō Latin
- ēducātiō Latin
- ēducātor Latin
- ēdūcere Latin
- Drahtzieher German
- Korkenzieher German
- Kugelzieher German
- Schraubenzieher German
- Ziehmutter German
- Ziehsohn German
- Ziehtochter German
- Ziehung German
- Ziehvater German
- Zug German
- abziehen German
- anziehen German
- aufziehen German
- ausziehen German
- beziehen German
- blankziehen German
- durchziehen German
- einziehen German
- entziehen German
- erziehen German
- fortziehen German
- gleichziehen German
- herausziehen German
- herunterziehen German
- herziehen German
- hineinziehen German
- hinterziehen German
- hinunterziehen German
- losziehen German
- mitziehen German
- umherziehen German
- umziehen German
- unterziehen German
- verziehen German
- vorziehen German
- ziehen German
- zucken German
- zurückziehen German
- zusammenziehen German
- zuziehen German
- zögern German
- überziehen German
- doccia Italian
- aantijgen Dutch, Flemish
- getogen Dutch, Flemish
- houwtouw Dutch, Flemish
- jaagtouw Dutch, Flemish
- onttijgen Dutch, Flemish
- overtijgen Dutch, Flemish
- produceren Dutch, Flemish
- sleeptouw Dutch, Flemish
- tijgen Dutch, Flemish
- tokkelen Dutch, Flemish
- touw Dutch, Flemish
- touwslager Dutch, Flemish
- touwwerk Dutch, Flemish
- voortouw Dutch, Flemish
- zwaartouw Dutch, Flemish
- douche French
- *dew- Proto-Indo-European
- *dewk- Proto-Indo-European
- *dewk-s Proto-Indo-European
- *déwkti Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁énteros Proto-Indo-European
- taubåt Norwegian Bokmål
- taue Norwegian Bokmål
- toa Portuguese
- *taugijaną Proto-Germanic
- *taugungō Proto-Germanic
- *taugō Proto-Germanic
- *taumaz Proto-Germanic
- *taumijaną Proto-Germanic
- *teuh- Proto-Germanic
- *teuhaną Proto-Germanic
- *tiugiją Proto-Germanic
- *tuganaz Proto-Germanic
- *tugilaz Proto-Germanic
- *tugiz Proto-Germanic
- *tugnaną Proto-Germanic
- *tugą Proto-Germanic
- *tugōną Proto-Germanic
- *tuhtiz Proto-Germanic
- *tīhaną Proto-Germanic
- team Swedish
- taubåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- togian Old English
- tow- Old English
- tēman Old English
- tēman, tīeman Old English
- tēon Old English
- tīgende Old English
- betowen Middle English
- heretogh Middle English
- tow Middle English
- towen Middle English
- tuggen Middle English
- hertoganafn Old Norse
- taumalag Old Norse
- teyging Old Norse
- tjúgari Old Norse
- toga Old Norse
- togan Old Norse
- duchesse Old French
- toer Old French
- tog Icelandic
- toga Icelandic
- toa Galician
- getuge Middle Dutch
- overtugen Middle Dutch
- touwe Middle Dutch
- zogōn Old High German
- tou Afrikaans
- tog Faroese
- toga Faroese
- ziehen Middle High German
- zogen Middle High German
- Zam Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *harjatogō gmw-pro
- *duk-o- Proto-Celtic
- tuch Middle Low German
- *doukō Proto-Italic
- *tukkōn Frankish
- team Western Frisian
- toch, tog German Low German
- ductus la-med
- net
- rope
- away
- sack
- here
- wame
- boat
- towy
- team
- ball
- path
- ship
- back
- fish
- line
- betow
- towee
- ducat
- ducal
- truck
- wantoe
- townet
- towage
- headed
- master
- towsack
- towpath
- towball
- subduer
- subduct
- towhead
- towback
- towrope
- towship
- towaway
- heretog
- towboat
- towable
- subdual
- towfish
- towline
- educate
- undertow
- resubdue
- towtruck
- educatee
- educable
- induction
- tow truck
- towheaded
- subduable
- towboater
- towmaster
- educative
- educatable
- co-educate
- educational
- educationalist