Sown
/soʊn/noun
Past participle of sow, meaning planted by scattering seeds on the ground.
Did you know?English sow comes from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-*, a root tied to planting and setting things in motion, which is why its relatives include words as far apart as seed and semen.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seh₁-
“to sow, plant”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sāwaną
“to sow”
Old English
English
sāwan
“to sow, scatter seed”
Middle English
English
sowen
“to sow”
Modern English
English
sown
“past participle of sow”