Where does “fjällstuga” come from?

fjällstuga (Swedish) comes from Swedish stuga, from Old Swedish stuva, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

fjällstuga (Swedish): mountain hut small building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide shelter to hikers

Definitions

  1. mountain hut small building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide shelter to hikers

Ancestry of “fjällstuga”, step by step

fjällstuga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stuga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstugaa small house, a cottage; a room or hall serving...
2Old Swedishstuva—
3Old Norsestofaroom, living room
4Germanstōve—
5Old Saxon*stova—
6Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

via Swedish fjäll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfjälla mountain; a scale
2Old Swedishfiäl—
3Old Norsefjallmountain
4Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →