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