Where does “stow away” come from?
stow away (English) comes from English stow, from Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw, from Proto-West Germanic *stōu, from Proto-Germanic *stōō, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
stow away (English): to stow or secure aloof in a safe place; to...
Definitions
- to stow or secure aloof in a safe place; to...
Ancestry of “stow away”, step by step
stow away traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stow | A place, stead; To put something away in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | stowe | place |
| 3 | Old English | stōw | place, locality, site; place, location; a place,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stōu | a place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *stōō | a place, location, site |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂w- | to set, place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |