Where does “*stova” come from?
*stova (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
Ancestry of “*stova”, step by step
*stova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *stobu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *stobu | — |
via Proto-West Germanic *stubu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *stubu | heated room |