Where does “våffelstuga” come from?

våffelstuga (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.

våffelstuga (Swedish): a cottage where waffles are sold, often placed by a ski slope or cross-country skiing track

Definitions

  1. a cottage where waffles are sold, often placed by a ski slope or cross-country skiing track

Ancestry of “våffelstuga”, step by step

våffelstuga 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 våffla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvåfflaa waffle
2Dutchwafelwafer; waffle
3Middle Dutchwāfel
4Old Dutch*wāvila
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobuEvery word from Old Saxon *stovaEvery word from German stōve