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