Where does “skrifstofa” come from?
skrifstofa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
skrifstofa (Icelandic): office
Ancestry of “skrifstofa”, step by step
skrifstofa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic stofa
| 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 | — |
via Icelandic skrif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skrif | writings |
| 2 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
Words derived from “skrifstofa”