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
Definitions
- carbon cycle
Ancestry of “kulstofkredsløb”, step by step
kulstofkredsløb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kulstof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to stop, halt |
| 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 |
via Danish kredsløb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kredsløb | A circuit, a loop; a system in which something is... |