Where does “*stubbju” come from?
*stubbju (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stubą, from Proto-Germanic steubaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “*stubbju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stubą | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | steubaną | to fly or whirl about; to fume; smoke; smolder |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |