Where does “stauen” come from?

stauen (German) comes from Middle High German stouwen, from Old High German stouwōn, from Proto-Germanic stōwō, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stauen (German): to stow; to dam

Definitions

  1. to stow; to dam

Ancestry of “stauen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstouwen—
2Old High Germanstouwōn—
3Proto-Germanicstōwōa place, location, site; stowage
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂w-to set, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stauen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōwō →