Where does “stewe” come from?
stewe (Middle English) comes from Old French estuve, from Medieval Latin stupha, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.
Ancestry of “stewe”, step by step
stewe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French estuve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | estuve | large bath |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | stupha | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |
via Anglo-Norman estouve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | estouve | — |