Where does “aðalskrifstofa” come from?

aðalskrifstofa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skrifstofa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

aðalskrifstofa (Icelandic): head office, main office

Definitions

  1. head office, main office

Ancestry of “aðalskrifstofa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskrifstofaoffice
2Icelandicstofaa living room; a classroom, a room
3Old Norsestofaroom, living room
4Germanstōve—
5Old Saxon*stova—
6Proto-West Germanic*stobu—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →