Where does “Rohstoffsicherheit” come from?
Rohstoffsicherheit (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.
Rohstoffsicherheit (German): resource security, security of raw material supply the continuous and stable availability of raw materials at economically viable prices
Definitions
- resource security, security of raw material supply the continuous and stable availability of raw materials at economically viable prices
Ancestry of “Rohstoffsicherheit”, step by step
Rohstoffsicherheit 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 |
via German Sicherheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sicherheit | certainty; security; safety |
| 2 | German | sicher | safe, secure; sure, certain; safely |
| 3 | Middle High German | siher | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sihur | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 6 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |