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English word sew comes from Proto-Germanic *sēaną (To sow, to disperse (seeds).), Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁-, Old English sēowian
*sēaną (Proto-Germanic)
To sow, to disperse (seeds).
*syuh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
to sew
sēowian (Old English)
sawan (Old English)
To sow (seed, etc.).
sāwan (Old English)
*siwjaną (Proto-Germanic)
To sew.
siwian (Old English)
To sew.
sowen (Middle English)
sew (English)
(intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.. (transitive) To enclose by sewing.. (transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.