Where does “Halogenkohlenwasserstoff” come from?
Halogenkohlenwasserstoff (German) comes from German Kohlenwasserstoff, from German Kohlenstoff, 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.
Halogenkohlenwasserstoff (German): halocarbon
Definitions
- halocarbon
Ancestry of “Halogenkohlenwasserstoff”, step by step
Halogenkohlenwasserstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kohlenwasserstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kohlenwasserstoff | hydrocarbon |
| 2 | German | Kohlenstoff | carbon |
| 3 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 4 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 7 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 8 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 9 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 10 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via German Halogen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Halogen | halogen (any element of group 7) |