English
Padstow
Padstow comes from Old English stōw ‘a place’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand, place, put’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stōō‘a place, location, position’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stōu‘a place’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stōw‘a place’
- EnglishtodayPadstow
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand, place, put’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stōō‘a place, location, position’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stōu‘a place’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stōw‘a place’
- EnglishtodayPadstow
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand, place, put’
state, system, post, stay, rest, stand, distance, assistant, assistance, instance, constitution, contest, consistent, establish, stable, stadium, assist, instant, stability, stood, destination, substance, stem, testimony, destiny, distant, resist, static, insist, consist, persistent, prostitution, stud, stationary, prostitute, persist, substitution, extant, stamina, stale, 159 more
Today it means
name A small town, civil parish, and fishing port in northern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9175).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / Padstow