Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stōō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, place, put”).

Noun

*stōō f

1. a place, location, site
2. stowage

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *stōō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stōō	*stōôz
vocative	*stōō	*stōôz
accusative	*stōǭ	*stōōz
genitive	*stōōz	*stōǫ̂
dative	*stōōi	*stōōmaz
instrumental	*stōō	*stōōmiz

Derived terms

• *stōwijaną
• *stōwōną

Descendants

• Old English: stōw, -stōw
  • Middle English: stowe, stow
    • Scots: stow
    • English: stow
• Old Frisian: stō
• Old Dutch: *stōw, *stuow (possibly)
  • Middle Dutch: *stoe, *stouw
    • Dutch: stouw
• Old High German: stuo (in compound: stuotago)
• Old Norse: stó
  • Icelandic: stó
  • Norwegian: sto
  • Old Swedish: sto, stō (in compounds)
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌰 (staua)