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Old English
Etymology
From stōw (“place”), from Proto-Germanic *stōō (“place”), from Proto-Indo-European *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
Suffix
-stōw
- suffix found in many placenames denoting "place" or "place of"
- Bryċġstōw ― Bristol; literally: the place by the bridge
- place, area; provenance of, office of, jurisdiction of
- folcstōw ― a place in the country
- friþstōw ― a place of peace, sanctuary, refuge, asylum
- fulwihtstōw ― a baptistry, place where one is baptized
- moldstōw ― a site; sepulcre
- mōtstōw ― a forum
- nēahstōw ― neighbourhood; vicinity
- mynsterstōw ― town, township
Declension
Declension of -stōw (strong ō-stem)