Where does “Impfstoff” come from?

Impfstoff (German) comes 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, from Old Dutch stuppon — to push, to hit.

Impfstoff (German): vaccine

Definitions

  1. vaccine

Ancestry of “Impfstoff”, step by step

Impfstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStoffstuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,...
2Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
3Middle Dutchstof
4Middle Dutchstoffe
5Old Frenchestophe
6Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
7Old High Germanstoffōnto stop, halt
8Old Dutchstuppon
9Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via German impfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanimpfento inoculate; to vaccinate
2Old High Germanimpfōn
3Proto-West Germanicimpōnto graft
4Latinimputōto reckon, charge, enter into the account
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną