Etymology

From stōw (“place”), from Proto-GermanicCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#STOW *stōō (“place”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#STOW *steh₂w- (“to set, place”), from *steh₂- (“to stand”). Akin to Old Norse -stó (“place of”), Old Frisian stō (“place”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌾𐌰𐌽 (stōjan, “to judge, place”). Compare the similar usage in forming toponyms in the cognate Indo-Iranian suffix -stan. See also stow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌstoːw/Category:Old English terms with IPA pronunciation#STOW

Suffix

-stōwCategory:Old English lemmas#STOWCategory:Old English suffixes#STOWCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#STOWCategory:Pages with entries#STOWCategory:Pages with 1 entry#STOW

1. suffix found in many placenames denoting "place" or "place of"

   Bryċġstōw ― Bristol; literally: the place by the bridgeCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#STOW

2. place, area; provenance of, office of, jurisdiction of

   folcstōw ― a place in the countryCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#STOW

   friþstōw ― a place of peace, sanctuary, refuge, asylumCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#STOW

   fulwihtstōw ― a baptistry, place where one is baptizedCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#STOW

   moldstōw ― a site; sepulcreCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#STOW

   mōtstōw ― a forumCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#STOW

   nēahstōw ― neighbourhood; vicinityCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#STOW

   mynsterstōw ― town, townshipCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#STOW