Where does “Gesamtstickstoffgehalt” come from?
Gesamtstickstoffgehalt (German) comes from German Stickstoff, 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.
Gesamtstickstoffgehalt (German): total nitrogen content
Definitions
- total nitrogen content
Ancestry of “Gesamtstickstoffgehalt”, step by step
Gesamtstickstoffgehalt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stickstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stickstoff | nitrogen |
| 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 |