stouw

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch stouwe, either inherited from Old Dutch *stuowa, from Proto-West Germanic *stōu, from Proto-Germanic *stōō; or a new deverbal formation from stuwen, stouwen (to obstruct). Compare German Stau, English stow.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

stouw f (plural stouwen, diminutive stouwtje n)

  1. Obsolete form of stuw (weir).
  2. (obsolete) herd of livestock