Where does “sjukstuga” come from?

sjukstuga (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.

sjukstuga (Swedish): a small hospital or clinic; an infirmary, a sickbay, etc

Definitions

  1. a small hospital or clinic; an infirmary, a sickbay, etc

Ancestry of “sjukstuga”, step by step

sjukstuga 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 sjuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjuksick, ill; sick, disturbed, mentally unstable;...
2Old Swedishsiūkersick
3Old Norsesjúkrsick
4Proto-Germanicseukazsick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →