Where does “koolwaterstof” come from?

koolwaterstof (Dutch) comes from Dutch waterstof, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn, from Old Dutch stuppon — to push, to hit.

koolwaterstof (Dutch): hydrocarbon

Definitions

  1. hydrocarbon

Ancestry of “koolwaterstof”, step by step

koolwaterstof traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch waterstof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaterstofhydrogen
2Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
3Middle Dutchstof—
4Middle Dutchstoffe—
5Old Frenchestophe—
6Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
7Old High Germanstoffōnto stop, halt
8Old Dutchstuppon—
9Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Dutch [[koolstof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch[[koolstof—

via Dutch kool(stof)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkool(stof)]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną →