Where does “Stufenheck” come from?

Stufenheck (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.

Stufenheck (German): notchback

Definitions

  1. notchback

Ancestry of “Stufenheck”, step by step

Stufenheck 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 heck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhecksingular imperative of hecken; first-person...
2Middle Low Germanheckwooden fencing
3Old Saxonheggi
4Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
5Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω