Where does “*stōu” come from?

*stōu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *stōō, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

*stōu (Proto-West Germanic): a place

Definitions

  1. a place

Ancestry of “*stōu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*stōōa place, location, site
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂w-to set, place
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “*stōu”

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