Where does “Rohstofffonds” come from?
Rohstofffonds (German) comes from German Rohstoff, 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.
Rohstofffonds (German): commodity fund an investment fund that invests in raw materials or derivatives based on commodity prices
Definitions
- commodity fund an investment fund that invests in raw materials or derivatives based on commodity prices
Ancestry of “Rohstofffonds”, step by step
Rohstofffonds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rohstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rohstoff | raw material, material; resource; commodity |
| 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 |