ewe

A ewe. (Female sheep)

Meaning

Noun

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Origin

  • From Middle English ewe, from Old English ēowu, from Proto-West Germanic *awi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ("sheep")
  • See also Old English ēow ("sheep"), West Frisian ei, Dutch ooi, German Aue); also Old Irish oí, Latin ovis, Tocharian B āᵤw, Lithuanian avìs ("ewe").

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