Where does “årestove” come from?

årestove (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stove, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

årestove (Norwegian Nynorsk): a house with a hearth on its floor and a ventilation hole in the roof (instead of an oven with a chimney)

Definitions

  1. a house with a hearth on its floor and a ventilation hole in the roof (instead of an oven with a chimney)

Ancestry of “årestove”, step by step

årestove traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stove

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstovea living room
2Old Norsestofaroom, living room
3Germanstōve—
4Old Saxon*stova—
5Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

via Norwegian Nynorsk åre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskårea vein; an oar
2Old Norseæðrvein; eider
3Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →