Where does “koolstofmonoxide” come from?
koolstofmonoxide (Dutch) comes from Dutch koolstof, from German Kohlenstoff, 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.
koolstofmonoxide (Dutch): carbon monoxide
Definitions
- carbon monoxide
Ancestry of “koolstofmonoxide”, step by step
koolstofmonoxide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch koolstof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koolstof | carbon |
| 2 | German | Kohlenstoff | carbon |
| 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 Dutch monoxide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | monoxide | monoxide |