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

Definitions

  1. dollhouse

Ancestry of “Puppenstube”, step by step

Puppenstube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstubeliving room
2Middle High Germanstube—
3Old High Germanstubaa heated room; bathroom; step
4Proto-Germanic*stubu—

via German puppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpuppedoll
2Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
3Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stubu →Every word from Old High German stuba →Every word from Middle High German stube →