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Where does “Feststoffrakete” come from?

Feststoffrakete (German) comes from German Feststoff, 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 — to push, to hit.

Feststoffrakete (German): solid-fuelled rocket

Definitions

  1. solid-fuelled rocket

Ancestry of “Feststoffrakete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeststoffsolid; sediment
2GermanStoffstuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,...
3Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
4Middle Dutchstof—
5Middle Dutchstoffe—
6Old Frenchestophe—
7Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
8Old High Germanstoffōn—
9Old Dutchstuppon—
10Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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