Where does “Kohlenwasserstoff” come from?
Kohlenwasserstoff (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.
Kohlenwasserstoff (German): hydrocarbon
Definitions
- hydrocarbon
Ancestry of “Kohlenwasserstoff”, step by step
Kohlenwasserstoff 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 Wasserstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wasserstoff | hydrogen; the lightest and most common element in... |
| 2 | German | wasser | inflection of wassern: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 4 | Old High German | waȥȥar | water |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |