Where does “Stickstofffixierung” come from?

Stickstofffixierung (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.

Stickstofffixierung (German): nitrogen fixation

Definitions

  1. nitrogen fixation

Ancestry of “Stickstofffixierung”, step by step

Stickstofffixierung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stickstoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStickstoffnitrogen
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 Fixierung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFixierungfixing, fixation
2Germanfixierento fixate
3Frenchfixerto fix, fasten; to fix, arrange, set; to settle
4Middle Frenchfixerto fix; to fasten
5Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
6Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną