Where does “drinkstuff” come from?

drinkstuff (English) comes from English stuff, from Romanian stuf, from Old Frisian stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

drinkstuff (English): A material that may be used as drink

Definitions

  1. A material that may be used as drink

Ancestry of “drinkstuff”, step by step

drinkstuff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stuff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstuffMiscellaneous items or objects; personal...
2Romanianstufreed; thatch
3Old Frisianstīf—
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

via English drink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrinkTo consume through the mouth; To consume the...
2Middle Englishdrink—
3Old Englishdrynċdrink; draught
4Proto-West Germanic*drunki—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Old Frisian stīf →
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