Where does “stova” come from?
stova (Faroese) comes from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
stova (Faroese): parlor, parlour, room; common room, assembly...
Definitions
- parlor, parlour, room; common room, assembly...
Ancestry of “stova”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stofa | room, living room |
| 2 | German | stōve | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *stova | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stobu | — |
Words derived from “stova”