Where does “stufen” come from?
stufen (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.
stufen (German): to subdivide; to arrange in layers
Definitions
- to subdivide; to arrange in layers
Ancestry of “stufen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Stufe | step, tread; degree, stage, level, rank, phase;... |
| 2 | Italian | stufa | feminine singular of stufo; stove; third-person... |
| 3 | Italian | stufare | to stew; to bore or weary |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | stupha | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |
Words derived from “stufen”