stow

stow · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*steh₂-“to stand, place, put”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stōō“a place, stowage”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stōu
4. Old English · inherited fromstōw“place, location”
5. Middle English · inherited fromstowe
6. English todaystow

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place, location”), from Proto-West Germanic *stōu, from Proto-Germanic *stōō (“a place, stowage”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, place, put”). Cognate with Old Frisian stō (“place”), Icelandic stó (“fireplace”), Dutch stouw (“place”), German Stau (“congestion”). See also -stow.

stow · verb, interjection²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*steh₂-“to stand, place”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stōōną
3. Old English · inherited fromstōwian“to hold back, restrain”
4. Middle English · inherited fromstowen
5. English todaystow

From Middle English stowen, stawen, stewen, from Old English stōwian (“to hold back, restrain”), from Proto-Germanic *stōōną, *stōjaną (“to stow, dam up”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, place”). Cognate with Dutch stuwen, stouwen (“to stow”), Low German stauen (“to blin, halt, hinder”), German stauen (“to halt, hem in, stow, pack”).

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