Where does “stofafhængig” come from?
stofafhængig (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.
stofafhængig (Danish): addicted to drugs
Definitions
- addicted to drugs
Ancestry of “stofafhængig”, step by step
stofafhængig 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 |
via Danish afhængig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | afhængig | addicted; dependent |
| 2 | Danish | afhænge | to depend |
| 3 | German | abhängen | to depend; to hang out; to take down |
| 4 | German | hängen | to hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to... |
| 5 | Middle High German | hangen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | hangen | to hang |
| 7 | West Germanic | *hangēn | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hangāną | to hang, to be suspended |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |