Where does “Sauerstoffdifluorid” come from?

Sauerstoffdifluorid (German) comes from German Sauerstoff, 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.

Sauerstoffdifluorid (German): oxygen difluoride

Definitions

  1. oxygen difluoride

Ancestry of “Sauerstoffdifluorid”, step by step

Sauerstoffdifluorid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sauerstoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSauerstoffoxygen
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 Difluorid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDifluoriddifluoride
2Germandi-di
3Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną