Furrowed
/ˈfʌr.oʊd/noun
Marked with or formed into a long narrow groove or wrinkle.
Did you know?Its deepest root is tied to the idea of a trench or groove, and that same ancient root also lives on in words for plowing and turning the soil—proof that everyday English still remembers agriculture as a kind of ritual cutting.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to strike, cut, or pierce”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*furhō
“a furrow, trench, or groove”
Old English
OE
furh
“a furrow; a trench made by a plow”
Middle English
ME
furwe
“a furrow or groove in the ground”
Modern English
English
furrowed
“having been cut or marked with furrows or deep lines”