Where does “gäldstuga” come from?

gäldstuga (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.

gäldstuga (Swedish): debtors' prison

Definitions

  1. debtors' prison

Ancestry of “gäldstuga”, step by step

gäldstuga 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 gäld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgälda debt
2Old Swedishgiældpayment; value; income
3Old Norsegjaldpayment, tribute
4Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →