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Where does “stofa” come from?

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

stofa (Icelandic): a living room; a classroom, a room

Definitions

  1. a living room; a classroom, a room

Ancestry of “stofa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestofaroom, living room
2Germanstōve—
3Old Saxon*stova—
4Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

Words derived from “stofa”

  • borðstofa
  • aðalskrifstofa
  • fréttastofa
  • skrifstofa
  • rannsóknarstofa
  • tilraunastofa
  • stofupíanó
  • forstofa
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →