Where does “Kohlenstoff” come from?
Kohlenstoff (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.
Kohlenstoff (German): carbon
Definitions
- carbon
Ancestry of “Kohlenstoff”, step by step
Kohlenstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 2 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 5 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 6 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 7 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via German Kohle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kohle | coal; a coal; a piece of coal; money; dough; dosh |
| 2 | Middle High German | kole | — |
| 3 | German | Kohl | cabbage; nonsense; idle talk |
| 4 | Middle High German | kōl | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kol | coal |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kol | coal |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kulą | coal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷol- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵwelH- | to burn; to shine |
Words derived from “Kohlenstoff”
- koolstof
- углерод
- Kuelestoff
- קוילנשטאָף
- Kohlenstoffgruppe
- kohlenstoffhaltig
- Kohlenwasserstoff
- Schwefelkohlenstoff
- Kohlenstofffaser
- Kohlenstoffverbindung
- kohlenstoffreich
- Kohlenstoffzyklus
- Radiokohlenstoff
- Kohlenstoffnanoschaum
- Kohlenstoffatom
- Kohlenstoffkreislauf
- Kohlenstoffmonoxid
- Kohlenstoffdioxid
- Kohlenstoffdiselenid
- Kohlenstoffgehalt
- Kohlenstoffnanoröhre
- Kohlenstoffdisulfid
- kohlenstofffrei
- Kohlenstoffchemie