Where does “Lebensmittelfarbstoff” come from?
Lebensmittelfarbstoff (German) comes from German Farbstoff, 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.
Lebensmittelfarbstoff (German): food colouring
Definitions
- food colouring
Ancestry of “Lebensmittelfarbstoff”, step by step
Lebensmittelfarbstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Farbstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Farbstoff | dye, pigment |
| 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 Lebensmittel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lebensmittel | any item or substance intended for human... |
| 2 | German | mittel | middle, in the middle; average, middling |
| 3 | Middle High German | mittel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mittil | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |