Where does “she-stuff” come from?
she-stuff (English) comes from English stuff, from Romanian stuf, from Old Frisian stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.
she-stuff (English): Female stock, especially cattle
Definitions
- Female stock, especially cattle
Ancestry of “she-stuff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stuff | Miscellaneous items or objects; personal... |
| 2 | Romanian | stuf | reed; thatch |
| 3 | Old Frisian | stīf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stīfaz | stiff, rigid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steypós | — |