Where does “Kunststoffdecke” come from?
Kunststoffdecke (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.
Kunststoffdecke (German): plastic cover
Definitions
- plastic cover
Ancestry of “Kunststoffdecke”, step by step
Kunststoffdecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kunststoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kunststoff | plastic |
| 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 decke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | decke | present first-person singular of decken "I cover" |
| 2 | Middle High German | decke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | theckī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | thecken | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þakkjan | to cover; to burn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |