Where does “Schwefelwasserstoff” come from?
Schwefelwasserstoff (German) comes from German Wasserstoff, 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.
Schwefelwasserstoff (German): hydrogen sulfide
Definitions
- hydrogen sulfide
Ancestry of “Schwefelwasserstoff”, step by step
Schwefelwasserstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wasserstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wasserstoff | hydrogen; the lightest and most common element in... |
| 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 |