Where does “affaldsstof” come from?

affaldsstof (Danish) comes from Danish stof, from German Stoff, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn — to push, to hit.

affaldsstof (Danish): A waste product produced in the organism that has...

Definitions

  1. A waste product produced in the organism that has...

Ancestry of “affaldsstof”, step by step

affaldsstof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstofcloth, fabric; substance; matter
2GermanStoffstuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,...
3Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
4Middle Dutchstof
5Middle Dutchstoffe
6Old Frenchestophe
7Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
8Old High Germanstoffōnto stop, halt
9Old Dutchstuppon
10Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Danish affald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishaffaldtrash, garbage, waste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną