Where does “Sauerstoffflasche” come from?
Sauerstoffflasche (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.
Sauerstoffflasche (German): oxygen flask; oxygen bottle; oxygen tank
Definitions
- oxygen flask; oxygen bottle; oxygen tank
Ancestry of “Sauerstoffflasche”, step by step
Sauerstoffflasche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sauerstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sauerstoff | oxygen |
| 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 flasche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | flasche | bottle; flask; flagon |
| 2 | Middle High German | flasche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flasca | Alternative form of flaska; flask; bottle, flask |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flaskā | bottle, flask |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |