Where does “Massenkunststoff” come from?

Massenkunststoff (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.

Massenkunststoff (German): bulk plastics, mass-produced plastics

Definitions

  1. bulk plastics, mass-produced plastics

Ancestry of “Massenkunststoff”, step by step

Massenkunststoff 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 Maße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßemass quantity of matter
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną