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

• *stōjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *stōu
  • Old English: stōw
    • Middle English: stowe, stow
      • Scots: stow
      • English: stow
  • Old Frisian: stō
  • Old Saxon: *stōa, *stōwa
    • Middle Low German: stouw, stouwe
      • German Low German: Stau
        • → German: Stau
  • Old Dutch: *stōa, *stuoa
    • Middle Dutch: stouwe, *stoe, *stouw
      • Dutch: stuw, stouw
  • Old High German: *stuoa
    • ⇒ Old High German: stuotago
• Old Norse: stó
  • Icelandic: stó
  • Norwegian: sto
  • Old Swedish: stō (in compounds)
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌰 (staua)