Where does “stofafhængighed” come from?
stofafhængighed (Danish) comes from Danish stofafhængig, 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.
stofafhængighed (Danish): the quality of being addicted to drugs
Definitions
- the quality of being addicted to drugs
Ancestry of “stofafhængighed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | stofafhængig | addicted to drugs |
| 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 |