stauen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stouwen, from Old High German stouwōn, from Proto-Germanic *stōwō (“a place, stowage”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, place, put”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. to stow
2. to dam

Derived terms

Derived terms

• abstauen
• anstauen
• aufstauen

• verstauen
• zurückstauen
• zustauen

Further reading

• “stauen” in Duden online

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Low German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stōwō (“a place, stowage”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, place, put”). Cognate with German stauen, Dutch stouwen and stuwen, and English stow.

Verb

stauen (past stau, past participle staut, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to stow, dam
2. to halt

Conjugation

Conjugation of stauen (weak verb)

infinitive	stauen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	stau	stau
2nd person singular	staust	staust
3rd person singular	staut	stau
plural	staut	stauen
imperative	present	—
singular	stau
plural	staut
participle	present	past
	stauen	staut
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms

• schütten