Where does “stuwen” come from?
stuwen (Middle Low German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “stuwen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *stōjaną | to stow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂éyeti | to cause to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |