Etymograph

English

soe

Soe comes from Middle English sō ‘large tub, vat’.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sō1‘large tub, vat’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1662soe1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English soe
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism: “[…] no more then a Pump grown dry will…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sōWiktionary, English soe‘large tub, vat’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1662soeWiktionary, English soe. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism: “[…] no more then a Pump grown dry will…”

Linked words

through Middle English sō ‘large tub, vat’

so

Today it means

noun a large wooden vessel for carrying water, especially one to be carried on a pole between two people.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “soe”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English sō / soe

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