stofu

Old English

Alternative forms

• *stufu

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stubu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsto.fu/, [ˈsto.vu]

Noun

stofu f

1. a room with a heated bath

Declension

Declension of stofu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stofu	stofa, stofe
accusative	stofe	stofa, stofe
genitive	stofe	stofa
dative	stofe	stofum

Derived terms

• stufbæþ

Related terms

• stofa

Descendants

• Middle English: stuve, stufe, stuphe (spelling influenced by Medieval Latin stūpha)
  • English: stove (merged with a borrowing from Middle Dutch and/or Middle Low German)
  • Scots: stove, stofe, stoif, stoff
• ⇒ Old English: stufbæþ
  • Middle English: stufbæþ, stufbaþe