tow

*tēkaną (Proto-Germanic)

To grasp. To hold. To touch.

*dukn- (Proto-Indo-European)

*teuhōną (Proto-Germanic)

togian (Old English)

To tow.

toȝen (Middle English)

tow (English)

A rope or cable used in towing.. Something, such as a barge, that is towed.. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.. The act of towing and the condition of being towed. (running, cycling etc.) To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.. (transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.