Where does “stow” come from?

Stow derives from Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw, from Proto-Germanic stōwō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-, meaning to stand or place.

stow (English): A place, stead; To put something away in a...

Definitions

  1. A place, stead; To put something away in a...

Ancestry of “stow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstoweplace
2Old Englishstōwplace, locality, site; place, location; a place,...
3Proto-West Germanic*stōua place
4Proto-Germanic*stōōa place, location, site
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂w-to set, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stow”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stōō →
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