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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
NARROW.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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NARROW,
of little breadth or extent. (E.) M.E. narowe, narewe,
narwe (with one r); Chaucer has narwe (= narrowly) as an adv.,
C. T. 3224; also as an adj., C. T. 627.—A.S. nearu, nearo, adj.; nearwe,
adv., Grein, ii. 287, 288. + O. Sax. naru, adj., narawo,
adv. β. There seems at first sight to be some connection with
near;
but this is an unoriginal word derived from nigh (see Near), and
nigh and narrow
have nothing in common but the letter n. γ. We also find Du.
naauw,
O. Du. nauw (Hexham), narrow, close; this appears to be O. Sax. naru, with loss
of r. δ. Connected by Curtius (i. 392) with nerve and
snare;
Narcotic and Snare. Der.
narrow-ly, narrow-ness, narrow-minded.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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