Where does “Höhenstufe” come from?

Höhenstufe (German) comes from German Stufe, from Italian stufa, from Italian stufare, from Medieval Latin stupha, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

Höhenstufe (German): altitudinal zone or layer

Definitions

  1. altitudinal zone or layer

Ancestry of “Höhenstufe”, step by step

Höhenstufe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stufe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStufestep, tread; degree, stage, level, rank, phase;...
2Italianstufafeminine singular of stufo; stove; third-person...
3Italianstufareto stew; to bore or weary
4Medieval Latinstupha
5Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
6Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-
8Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust

via German Höhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöheheight
2Middle High Germanhœhe
3Old High Germanhōhīheight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu-