Where does “stofzuiger” come from?
stofzuiger (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną — to push, to hit.
stofzuiger (Dutch): vacuum cleaner, hoover; A stationary industrial...
Definitions
- vacuum cleaner, hoover; A stationary industrial...
Ancestry of “stofzuiger”, step by step
stofzuiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 4 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 5 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 6 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Dutch zuigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zuigen | To suck; To vacuum; to hoover; to be bad, to suck |
| 2 | German | Säugling | baby, infant, newborn, suckling |
| 3 | German | säugen | to lactate; to suckle, to give suck |
| 4 | Middle High German | söugen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | sougen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saugijaną | to cause to suck, to suckle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |