Where does “stof” come from?

stof (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *stubbju, from Proto-Germanic stubą, from Proto-Germanic steubaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “stof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*stubbjudust
2Proto-Germanicstubą—
3Proto-Germanicsteubanąto fly or whirl about; to fume; smoke; smolder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “stof”

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