Where does “Gefahrstoffkennzeichnung” come from?
Gefahrstoffkennzeichnung (German) comes from German Gefahrstoff, 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.
Gefahrstoffkennzeichnung (German): hazardous-substance directive / warning
Definitions
- hazardous-substance directive / warning
Ancestry of “Gefahrstoffkennzeichnung”, step by step
Gefahrstoffkennzeichnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gefahrstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gefahrstoff | hazardous substance |
| 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 |
via German Kennzeichnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kennzeichnung | flagging, marking; definite description |
| 2 | German | kennzeichnen | to flag, to mark |
| 3 | German | Kennzeichen | characteristic, mark; earmark, marking, tag;... |
| 4 | German | kennen | to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar... |
| 5 | Middle High German | kennen | to know |
| 6 | Old High German | kennen | to know, to be aware of |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kannijan | to know, to be aware of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |