stuve.
to stow, pack (place things or people in a limited space with little room between them)
Meaning & usage
to stow, pack (place things or people in a limited space with little room between them)
to dam (water)
Where this word comes from
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”).
to stew (to cook vegetables or meat in a sauce)
Where this word comes from
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”).
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