Where does “Bromwasserstoffsäure” come from?
Bromwasserstoffsäure (German) comes from German Bromwasserstoff, 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.
Bromwasserstoffsäure (German): hydrobromic acid
Definitions
- hydrobromic acid
Ancestry of “Bromwasserstoffsäure”, step by step
Bromwasserstoffsäure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bromwasserstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bromwasserstoff | hydrogen bromide |
| 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 |