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Where does “Fluorsauerstoffsäure” come from?

Fluorsauerstoffsäure (German) comes from German Sauerstoffsäure, from German Sauerstoff, 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.

Fluorsauerstoffsäure (German): fluorine oxyacid

Definitions

  1. fluorine oxyacid

Ancestry of “Fluorsauerstoffsäure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSauerstoffsäureoxyacid
2GermanSauerstoffoxygen
3GermanStoffstuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,...
4Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
5Middle Dutchstof—
6Middle Dutchstoffe—
7Old Frenchestophe—
8Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
9Old High Germanstoffōn—
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
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