Where does “stuve” come from?
stuve (Danish) comes from Middle Low German stuwen, from Proto-Germanic *stōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
stuve (Danish): to stow, pack place things or people in a limited space with little room between them
Definitions
- to stow, pack place things or people in a limited space with little room between them
Ancestry of “stuve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | stuwen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *stōjaną | to stow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂éyeti | to cause to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |