Where does “Hochleistungskunststoff” come from?
Hochleistungskunststoff (German) comes from German Kunststoff, 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.
Hochleistungskunststoff (German): high-performance plastics
Definitions
- high-performance plastics
Ancestry of “Hochleistungskunststoff”, step by step
Hochleistungskunststoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kunststoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kunststoff | plastic |
| 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 Hochleistung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hochleistung | high performance |
| 2 | German | Leistung | performance, accomplishment; service; contractual... |
| 3 | German | leisten | to perform; to afford |
| 4 | Middle High German | leisten | — |
| 5 | Old High German | leisten | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laistijaną | to follow, to track; to pursue |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |