Where does “foodstuff” come from?
Foodstuff derives from English food and English stuff, where food comes from Middle English fode, Old English fōda, Proto-Germanic fōdô, and Proto-Indo-European pat-.
foodstuff (English): A material that may be used as food
Definitions
- A material that may be used as food
Ancestry of “foodstuff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stuff | Miscellaneous items or objects; personal... |
| 2 | Romanian | stuf | reed; thatch |
| 3 | Old Frisian | stīf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stīfaz | stiff, rigid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steypós | — |
Words derived from “foodstuff”