Where does “Herabstufung” come from?

Herabstufung (German) comes from German herabstufen, 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- — scatter like dust.

Herabstufung (German): downgrading, downgrade

Definitions

  1. downgrading, downgrade

Ancestry of “Herabstufung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherabstufento downgrade; to degrade
2GermanStufestep, tread; degree, stage, level, rank, phase;...
3Italianstufafeminine singular of stufo; stove; third-person...
4Italianstufareto stew; to bore or weary
5Medieval Latinstupha
6Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
7Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-
9Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω