Where does “Ersatzstoff” come from?
Ersatzstoff (German) comes from German Stoff, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn, from Old Dutch stuppon — to push, to hit.
Ersatzstoff (German): substitute, replacement; surrogate
Definitions
- substitute, replacement; surrogate
Ancestry of “Ersatzstoff”, step by step
Ersatzstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 2 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 5 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 6 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 7 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via German Ersatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ersatz | replacement, substitute; compensation |
| 2 | German | ersetzen | to replace, to substitute |
| 3 | Middle High German | ersetzen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | irsezzen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *uʀsattjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |