Where does “Sprengstofffund” come from?
Sprengstofffund (German) comes from German Sprengstoff, 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.
Sprengstofffund (German): discovery of explosives
Definitions
- discovery of explosives
Ancestry of “Sprengstofffund”, step by step
Sprengstofffund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sprengstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sprengstoff | explosive |
| 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 |