Where does “stove” come from?

stove (Middle Low German) comes from Old French estuver, 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 “stove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestuverto bathe
2Old Frenchestuvelarge bath
3Medieval Latinstupha—
4Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
5Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust

Words derived from “stove”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω →