Where does “Gelbstoff” come from?
Gelbstoff (English) comes from English gelbstoff, from German Gelbstoff, 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.
Gelbstoff (English): Alternative letter-case form of gelbstoff
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of gelbstoff
Ancestry of “Gelbstoff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gelbstoff | The optically measurable component of dissolved... |
| 2 | German | Gelbstoff | A yellow pigment, especially a xanthophyll;... |
| 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 |