stuve

• IPA^(key): /stuːvə/, [ˈsd̥uːʋə], [ˈsd̥uːu]
• Homophone: stue

From Middle Low German stūwen, stōwen, from Proto-Germanic *stōwijaną (“to stow”), cognate with German stauen, German stauen, Dutch stuwen, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌾𐌰𐌽 (stōjan, “to judge”). Derived from the noun *stōwō (“place, stowage”).

stuve (past tense stuvede, past participle stuvet)

1. to stow, pack (place things or people in a limited space with little room between them)
2. (transitive or intransitive, rare) to dam (water)

• stuvende fuld

• “stuve,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

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”).

stuve (past tense stuvede, past participle stuvet)

1. to stew (to cook vegetables or meat in a sauce)

• stuvning

• “stuve,2” in Den Danske Ordbog