Where does “borðstofa” come from?
borðstofa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
borðstofa (Icelandic): dining room
Ancestry of “borðstofa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | stofa | a living room; a classroom, a room |
| 2 | Old Norse | stofa | room, living room |
| 3 | German | stōve | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *stova | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stobu | — |