Where does “Sauerstoffgehalt” come from?

Sauerstoffgehalt (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.

Sauerstoffgehalt (German): oxygen content

Definitions

  1. oxygen content

Ancestry of “Sauerstoffgehalt”, step by step

Sauerstoffgehalt 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 Gehalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGehaltsalary; content
2Middle High Germangehalten—
3Old High Germangihaltan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną →