Where does “höherstufen” come from?

höherstufen (German) comes from German stufen, 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.

höherstufen (German): to promote, upgrade i.e. to a higher level

Definitions

  1. to promote, upgrade i.e. to a higher level

Ancestry of “höherstufen”, step by step

höherstufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstufento subdivide; to arrange in layers
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

via German höher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhöher
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω