Where does “stue” come from?

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

stue (Norwegian Nynorsk): living room; small house; large bedroom in a...

Definitions

  1. living room; small house; large bedroom in a...

Ancestry of “stue”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stue

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobuEvery word from Old Saxon *stovaEvery word from German stōve