Where does “Stickstoffatmosphäre” come from?
Stickstoffatmosphäre (German) comes from German Stickstoff, 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.
Stickstoffatmosphäre (German): nitrogen atmosphere
Definitions
- nitrogen atmosphere
Ancestry of “Stickstoffatmosphäre”, step by step
Stickstoffatmosphäre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stickstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stickstoff | nitrogen |
| 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 Atmosphäre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Atmosphäre | atmosphere; ambiance |
| 2 | New Latin | atmosphaera | atmosphere |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀτμός | vapour, steam, smoke |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |