Where does “vloeistof” come from?
vloeistof (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vloeistof, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn, from Old Dutch stuppon — to push, to hit.
vloeistof (Afrikaans): liquid; fluid
Definitions
- liquid; fluid
Ancestry of “vloeistof”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vloeistof | a liquid, as opposed to solid - and gaseous (states of) matter |
| 2 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 5 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 6 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 7 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |