Where does “Flüssigtreibstoff” come from?
Flüssigtreibstoff (German) comes from German Treibstoff, 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.
Flüssigtreibstoff (German): liquid fuel
Definitions
- liquid fuel
Ancestry of “Flüssigtreibstoff”, step by step
Flüssigtreibstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Treibstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Treibstoff | fuel |
| 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 |