Where does “stowdown” come from?
stowdown (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.
stowdown (English): The placing away in casks or tanks of the oil obtained in whaling
Definitions
- The placing away in casks or tanks of the oil obtained in whaling
Ancestry of “stowdown”, step by step
stowdown 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 |