Where does “veðurstofa” come from?

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

veðurstofa (Icelandic): a meteorological authority, a meteorological...

Definitions

  1. a meteorological authority, a meteorological...

Ancestry of “veðurstofa”, step by step

veðurstofa 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 veður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicveðurram; battering ram; one of several spikes at the...
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →