Where does “durchstöbern” come from?
durchstöbern (German) comes from German stöbern, from Middle Low German stȫven, from Middle Low German stove, from Old French estuver, from Old French estuve, from Medieval Latin stupha, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω — scatter like dust.
durchstöbern (German): to browse; to scavenge; to rummage through
Definitions
- to browse; to scavenge; to rummage through
Ancestry of “durchstöbern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stöbern | to browse, to rummage |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stȫven | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stove | — |
| 4 | Old French | estuver | to bathe |
| 5 | Old French | estuve | large bath |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | stupha | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |