Where does “siuokstugu” come from?

siuokstugu (Elfdalian) comes from Westrobothnian stugu, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

siuokstugu (Elfdalian): hospital

Definitions

  1. hospital

Ancestry of “siuokstugu”, step by step

siuokstugu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian stugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianstuguAbode, dwelling, room
2Old Norsestofaroom, living room
3Germanstōve—
4Old Saxon*stova—
5Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

via Elfdalian siuok

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