Where does “Spezialkunststoff” come from?

Spezialkunststoff (German) comes from German Kunststoff, 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.

Spezialkunststoff (German): specialty plastic

Definitions

  1. specialty plastic

Ancestry of “Spezialkunststoff”, step by step

Spezialkunststoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kunststoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKunststoffplastic
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 spezial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspezialspecial
2Latinspecialisspecific
3Latinspeciēsseeing, view, look
4Latinspeciōto observe, watch, look at
5Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną