Where does “kunststoffen” come from?
kunststoffen (Dutch) comes from Dutch kunststof, from German Kunststoff, 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.
kunststoffen (Dutch): made of plastics, made of synthetic material
Definitions
- made of plastics, made of synthetic material
Ancestry of “kunststoffen”, step by step
kunststoffen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kunststof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kunststof | synthetic material; any material made... |
| 2 | German | Kunststoff | plastic |
| 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 |