Where does “kulstofkredsløb” come from?
kulstofkredsløb (Danish) comes from Danish kulstof, 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 — to push, to hit.
kulstofkredsløb (Danish): carbon cycle
Ancestry of “kulstofkredsløb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | kulstof | carbon |
| 2 | Danish | stof | cloth, fabric; substance; matter |
| 3 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 4 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 7 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 8 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 9 | Old High German | stoffōn | — |
| 10 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |