Where does “Inhaltsstoff” come from?

Inhaltsstoff (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.

Inhaltsstoff (German): ingredient

Definitions

  1. ingredient

Ancestry of “Inhaltsstoff”, step by step

Inhaltsstoff 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 Inhalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInhaltcontent
2GermanVerzeichnisindex; directory
3German-nisA suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or...
4Middle High German-nisse
5Old High German-nissī
6Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
7Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
8Proto-West Germanic-ness, -th
9Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną
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