ewe

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English word ewe comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (Lamb.), Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (Sheep.)

*h₂egʷnós (Proto-Indo-European)

Lamb.

*h₂ówis (Proto-Indo-European)

Sheep.

*awiz (Proto-Germanic)

Ewe. Sheep in general.

ēowu (Old English)

ewe (Middle English)

ewe (English)

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

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