Sew
/soʊ/noun
To join or fasten something with stitches using a needle and thread.
Did you know?English sew comes from a deep Indo-European root for “sew” or “stitch,” and its distant cousins spread across Europe and Asia in words for binding, stitching, and making cloth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*syū-
“to sew, stitch”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sijaną
“to sew, stitch”
Old English
OE
siwian
“to sew, stitch”
Middle English
ME
sewen
“to sew, stitch”
Modern English
English
sew
“to join or fasten with stitches”
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