Where does “vierastupa” come from?

vierastupa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tupa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

vierastupa (Finnish): guesthouse, guest room especially in traditional Finnish farmhouses

Definitions

  1. guesthouse, guest room especially in traditional Finnish farmhouses

Ancestry of “vierastupa”, step by step

vierastupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupaliving room, main room; cottage, cot; room
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tupa
3Icelandicstofaa living room; a classroom, a room
4Old Norsestofaroom, living room
5Germanstōve
6Old Saxon*stova
7Proto-West Germanic*stobu

via Finnish vieras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvierasunfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor
2Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
3Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
4Proto-Finno-Permicwäre
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobuEvery word from Old Saxon *stovaEvery word from German stōve
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