Where does “studette” come from?

studette (French) comes from English stud, from Middle English stood, from Old English stōd, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

studette (French): small studio flat / apartment

Definitions

  1. small studio flat / apartment

Ancestry of “studette”, step by step

studette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstudA male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding
2Middle Englishstood—
3Old Englishstōdenclosure for horses
4Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via French studio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstudiostudio; pied-à-terre, garçonnière
2Italianstudiostudy; perusal; first-person singular present...
3Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōdą →Every word from Old English stōd →
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