Where does “Fettstoffwechsel” come from?
Fettstoffwechsel (German) comes from German Stoffwechsel, 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.
Fettstoffwechsel (German): lipometabolism
Definitions
- lipometabolism
Ancestry of “Fettstoffwechsel”, step by step
Fettstoffwechsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stoffwechsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stoffwechsel | metabolism |
| 2 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 3 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 6 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 7 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 8 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 9 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |