Where does “Gefahrstoffverordnung” come from?
Gefahrstoffverordnung (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.
Gefahrstoffverordnung (German): An ordinance concerning hazardous substances
Definitions
- An ordinance concerning hazardous substances
Ancestry of “Gefahrstoffverordnung”, step by step
Gefahrstoffverordnung 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 Verordnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verordnung | regulation, ordinance, statutory instrument |
| 2 | German | verordnen | to prescribe; to prescribe, to decree |
| 3 | German | ordnen | to put in order, to order |
| 4 | Middle High German | ordenen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 6 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 7 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |