Where does “sommarstuga” come from?
sommarstuga (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.
sommarstuga (Swedish): a summer cottage
Ancestry of “sommarstuga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | stuga | a small house, a cottage; a room or hall serving... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stuva | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stofa | room, living room |
| 4 | German | stōve | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *stova | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *stobu | — |