Where does “støve” come from?

støve (Danish) comes from Middle Low German stȫven, from Middle Low German stove, from Old French estuver, from Old French estuve, from Medieval Latin stupha, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh- — scatter like dust.

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Ancestry of “støve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstȫven
2Middle Low Germanstove
3Old Frenchestuverto bathe
4Old Frenchestuvelarge bath
5Medieval Latinstupha
6Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
7Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-
9Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω