Etymograph

English

towship

From tow + ship.

A compound of tow + ship

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to draw, pull’

Proto-Germanic *tugōną ‘to draw, pull’

Proto-West Germanic *togōn ‘to pull, tow’

Old English togian ‘to tow’

Middle English towen

English tow

Proto-Germanic *skipą ‘ship’

Proto-West Germanic *skip

Old English sċip

Middle English chip

English ship

Today it means

noun A ship used to tow other vessels.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “towship”. 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.

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