Where does “dagligstue” come from?

dagligstue (Danish) comes from Danish stue, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

dagligstue (Danish): living room, sitting room the common room in a private home

Definitions

  1. living room, sitting room the common room in a private home

Ancestry of “dagligstue”, step by step

dagligstue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstueliving room; room; first floor, ground floor
2Old Norsestofaroom, living room
3Germanstōve—
4Old Saxon*stova—
5Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

via Danish daglig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdagligdaily
2Old Norsedagligr—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →