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

  1. Female stock, especially cattle

Ancestry of “she-stuff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstuffMiscellaneous items or objects; personal...
2Romanianstufreed; thatch
3Old Frisianstīf—
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Old Frisian stīf →