Where does “Puppenstube” come from?
Puppenstube (German) comes from German stube, from Middle High German stube, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.
Puppenstube (German): dollhouse
Ancestry of “Puppenstube”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | stube | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | stube | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stuba | a heated room; bathroom; step |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *stubu | — |