Where does “Halogenwasserstoffsäure” come from?
Halogenwasserstoffsäure (German) comes from German Halogenwasserstoff, from German Wasserstoff, 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.
Halogenwasserstoffsäure (German): hydrohalic acid
Definitions
- hydrohalic acid
Ancestry of “Halogenwasserstoffsäure”, step by step
Halogenwasserstoffsäure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Halogenwasserstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Halogenwasserstoff | hydrogen halide |
| 2 | German | Wasserstoff | hydrogen; the lightest and most common element in... |
| 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 |