Where does “Kohlenstoffkreislauf” come from?
Kohlenstoffkreislauf (German) comes from German Kohlenstoff, 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.
Kohlenstoffkreislauf (German): carbon cycle
Definitions
- carbon cycle
Ancestry of “Kohlenstoffkreislauf”, step by step
Kohlenstoffkreislauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kohlenstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kohlenstoff | carbon |
| 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 Kreislauf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kreislauf | loop, cycle; circuit; circulation |
| 2 | German | Lauf | a run; a leg of certain animals; barrel |
| 3 | Middle High German | louf | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hlouf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupą | leap; course, race |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |