Where does “Kunststoffwäscheklammer” come from?
Kunststoffwäscheklammer (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.
Kunststoffwäscheklammer (German): plastic clothes peg, plastic clothespin
Definitions
- plastic clothes peg, plastic clothespin
Ancestry of “Kunststoffwäscheklammer”, step by step
Kunststoffwäscheklammer 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 Wäscheklammer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wäscheklammer | clothes peg, clothespin |
| 2 | German | Wäsche | clothes, especially underwear; laundry; washing |
| 3 | Old High German | wascan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |