Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stōu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stōō.

Noun

*stōu f

1. a place
2. stowage

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*stō
Genitive	*stōā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*stō	*stōō
Accusative	*stōā	*stōā
Genitive	*stōā	*stōō
Dative	*stōē	*stōōm, *stōm
Instrumental	*stō	*stōōm, *stōm

Derived terms

• *haubudastōu
  • Old English: hēafodstōw
  • Old Frisian: hāvedstō

Descendants

• 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