Where does “Borwasserstoffverbindung” come from?
Borwasserstoffverbindung (German) comes from German Borwasserstoff, from German Wasserstoff, 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.
Borwasserstoffverbindung (German): boron-hydrogen compound; borane
Definitions
- boron-hydrogen compound; borane
Ancestry of “Borwasserstoffverbindung”, step by step
Borwasserstoffverbindung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Borwasserstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Borwasserstoff | boron hydride, borane |
| 2 | German | Wasserstoff | hydrogen; the lightest and most common element in... |
| 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 |
via German Verbindung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verbindung | connection; compound |
| 2 | German | verbinden | to join, to combine, to connect; to bandage; to... |
| 3 | German | ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |