tow

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Verb

1. (transitive) To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
2. (usually) To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.

Noun

1. The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
3. Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
4. A rope or cable used in towing.
5. A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
2. (countable, specifically, uncountable) The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).

Têgeh

xijikandin

Hevwate

drag

pull

haul

tug

draw

oakum

trail

towage

towing

carry

traction

draught

drawl

draft

drag along

fire

🔥

hards

hitch

lead

pulling

shoot

twitch

tow-line

draw in

hauling

have in tow

hemp

tow-rope

kedge

stroke

lint

lug

move

draw back

play

dragging

pull back

draw along

pull out

pull up

retract

swimming stroke

stretch

take

taxis

temptation

tie

convey

conduct

combings

Werger

schleppen

remorquer

trekken

rimorchiare

remolcar

remolque

boegseren

traîner

abschleppen

arrastrar

trainare

rimorchio

Werg

slepen

rebocar

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/təʊ/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: towen

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: togian

Hevwate bi Middle High German: zogen

Hevwate bi almanî: ziehen

Hevwate bi holendî: tijgen

Hevwate bi Old Norse: toga

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: touw

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin:

Hevwate bi Old Norse: tó

Hevwate bi holendî: touw

Hevwate bi Old English: tawian

Hevwate bi Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽

In summary

From Middle English towen, from Old English togian, from Proto-West Germanic *togōn, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.
See also Middle High German zogen, German ziehen, Dutch tijgen, Old Norse toga.