Where does “Stuff” come from?

Stuff (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German stube, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.

Stuff (Luxembourgish): living room

Definitions

  1. living room

Ancestry of “Stuff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstube—
2Old High Germanstubaa heated room; bathroom; step
3Proto-Germanic*stubu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stubu →Every word from Old High German stuba →Every word from Middle High German stube →