Where does “Reststoff” come from?
Reststoff (German) comes from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
Reststoff (German): residue, remnant
Definitions
- residue, remnant
Ancestry of “Reststoff”, step by step
Reststoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 2 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 3 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 4 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Stoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 2 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 5 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 6 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 7 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |