Where does “Fluorkohlenwasserstoff” come from?

Fluorkohlenwasserstoff (German) comes from German Kohlenwasserstoff, from German Kohlenstoff, 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.

Fluorkohlenwasserstoff (German): hydrofluorocarbon

Definitions

  1. hydrofluorocarbon

Ancestry of “Fluorkohlenwasserstoff”, step by step

Fluorkohlenwasserstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kohlenwasserstoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKohlenwasserstoffhydrocarbon
2GermanKohlenstoffcarbon
3GermanStoffstuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,...
4Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
5Middle Dutchstof
6Middle Dutchstoffe
7Old Frenchestophe
8Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
9Old High Germanstoffōnto stop, halt
10Old Dutchstuppon
11Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via German fluor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfluorfluorine
2Latinfluorflow
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną