Where does “stūvan” come from?

stūvan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic steuban, from Proto-Germanic steubaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

stūvan (Old Dutch): to give off or throw up dust

Definitions

  1. to give off or throw up dust

Ancestry of “stūvan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsteubanto throw up dust
2Proto-Germanicsteubanąto fly or whirl about; to fume; smoke; smolder
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “stūvan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic steubaną