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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German stūwen, stōwen, from Proto-Germanic *stōjaną (“to stow”), cognate with German stauen, German stauen, Dutch stuwen, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌾𐌰𐌽 (stōjan, “to judge”). Derived from the noun *stōō (“place, stowage”).
Verb
stuve (past tense stuvede, past participle stuvet)
- to stow, pack (place things or people in a limited space with little room between them)
- (transitive or intransitive, rare) to dam (water)
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Etymology 2
From Middle Low German stoven, related to Dutch stoven. Maybe a derivation from the noun stove (“bath, stove”) (Danish stue). Possibly both these words are loans from Romance: Old French estuver (verb), estuve (noun), from Vulgar Latin *extūfāre (“to heat”), which is a compound of ex- and Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “steam”).
Verb
stuve (past tense stuvede, past participle stuvet)
- to stew (to cook vegetables or meat in a sauce)
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