stuw

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stouwe, from Old Dutch *stōwa, from Proto-West Germanic *stōwu, from Proto-Germanic *stōwō (“a place, location, position”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, place, put”), cognate with German Stau.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -yu̯

Noun

stuw m (plural stuwen, diminutive stuwtje n)

  1. weir

Derived terms

Verb

stuw

  1. inflection of stuwen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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