Where does “Stickstoffhalogenid” come from?

Stickstoffhalogenid (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.

Stickstoffhalogenid (German): nitrogen halide

Definitions

  1. nitrogen halide

Ancestry of “Stickstoffhalogenid”, step by step

Stickstoffhalogenid 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 Halogenid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHalogenidhalide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną →