English
sowable
From sow + -able.
Formed from sow + -able
Proto-Germanic *sugō
Proto-West Germanic *sugu ‘sow (female pig)’
Old English sugu ‘sow (female pig)’
Middle English sowe ‘a sow’
English sow
Today it means
adj Capable of being sowed.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “sowable”. 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 / sowable