Where does “zoetstof” come from?
zoetstof (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.
zoetstof (Dutch): sweetener
Definitions
- sweetener
Ancestry of “zoetstof”, step by step
zoetstof 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 |