Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “stube” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstubaa heated room; bathroom; step
2Proto-Germanic*stubu—

Words derived from “stube”

  • Puppenstube
  • Wechselstube
  • Stube
  • Kinderstube
  • kindersztuba
  • Stuff
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