Etymology of the English word dowager
the English word
dowagerderived from the Old French word
douagierederived from the French word
douagederived from the French word
douerderived from the Latin word
dotare (provide with a dowry, endow)
derived from the Latin word
dos (dowry, dower; talent)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*do-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-derived from the Obsolete French word
douagièrederived from the French word
douagederived from the French word
douerderived from the Latin word
dotare (provide with a dowry, endow)
derived from the Latin word
dos (dowry, dower; talent)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*do-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-derived from the Old French word
douagerederived from the Latin word
dos (dowry, dower; talent)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*do-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-Date
The earliest known usage of dowager in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
