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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |