Where does “Kunststoffabfall” come from?

Kunststoffabfall (German) comes from German Kunststoff, 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.

Kunststoffabfall (German): plastic waste

Definitions

  1. plastic waste

Ancestry of “Kunststoffabfall”, step by step

Kunststoffabfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kunststoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKunststoffplastic
2GermanStoffstuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,...
3Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
4Middle Dutchstof
5Middle Dutchstoffe
6Old Frenchestophe
7Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
8Old High Germanstoffōnto stop, halt
9Old Dutchstuppon
10Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via German Abfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbfallwaste, garbage, rubbish, litter; decrease,...
2Middle High Germanabfal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-