Where does “שטוב־חיה” come from?

שטוב־חיה (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שטוב, from Middle High German stube, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.

שטוב־חיה (Yiddish): pet

Definitions

  1. pet

Ancestry of “שטוב־חיה”, step by step

שטוב־חיה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שטוב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשטובhouse; home; room
2Middle High Germanstube—
3Old High Germanstubaa heated room; bathroom; step
4Proto-Germanic*stubu—

via Yiddish חיה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחיהanimal
2Hebrewחַיָּהanimal; living; alive
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stubu →Every word from Old High German stuba →Every word from Middle High German stube →