Where does “vöggustofa” come from?

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

vöggustofa (Icelandic): daycare, nursery for young children

Definitions

  1. daycare, nursery for young children

Ancestry of “vöggustofa”, step by step

vöggustofa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stofa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstofaa living room; a classroom, a room
2Old Norsestofaroom, living room
3Germanstōve—
4Old Saxon*stova—
5Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

via Icelandic vagga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvaggato move back and forth in a swaying motion; to...
2Old Norsevaggacradle
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →