Barrowed
/ˈbær.oʊd/noun
Transported or carried using a barrow, especially a wheelbarrow.
Did you know?“Barrowed” is connected to the carrying sense of barrow, while the burial-mound sense of “barrow” comes from a different Old English root—an eerie historical coincidence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bher-
“To carry, bear, or bring”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*beraną
“To carry or bear”
Old English
Old English
bearwe
“A basket, hand-barrow, or carrying frame”
14th Century
Middle English
barwe / barowe
“A wheelbarrow or handcart used for carrying loads”
Modern English
English
barrow
“A barrow or wheelbarrow used to transport materials”
Modern English
English
barrowed
“Carried or transported in a barrow”