Furrow
/ˈfʌr.oʊ/noun
A long, narrow groove or trench made in the ground, especially by a plow.
Did you know?Furrow goes back to an Old English word for a plowed trench, and its deepest ancestors are tied to the same ancient root behind words for plowing and breaking open the soil.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to strike, pierce, or divide”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*furhō
“a furrow, trench made by plowing”
Old English
English
furh
“a furrow or plowed trench”
Middle English
English
furwe / furrowe
“a plowed trench or groove in the ground”
Modern English
English
furrow
“a long narrow groove or trench, especially in cultivated soil”
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