English
Stowe
Stowe comes from Old English stōw ‘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‘place’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stowe
- EnglishtodayStowe
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‘place’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stowe
- EnglishtodayStowe
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand, place, put’
state, system, post, stay, rest, stand, distance, assistant, assistance, stadium, constitution, instance, consistent, contest, establishment, establish, stable, assist, stability, instant, destination, substance, stood, testimony, stem, destiny, distant, resist, static, insist, persistent, consist, prostitution, stationary, stud, prostitute, persist, extant, substitution, stamina, 159 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / Stowe