Mown
/moʊn/noun
Past participle of mow, meaning cut down with a blade or machine.
Did you know?Mown comes from the same old Germanic root as mow, and its deeper history is tied to the act of cutting crops, not any mystical meaning, though the word preserves a very old agricultural action in modern English.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mē-
“to cut down, mow”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mauwjaną
“to mow, cut grass or grain”
Old English
OE
māwan
“to mow, reap”
Middle English
ME
mouen
“to mow, cut down”
Modern English
English
mown
“cut down with a scythe, mower, or similar tool”