Where does “Stickstoffmolekül” come from?
Stickstoffmolekül (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.
Stickstoffmolekül (German): nitrogen molecule
Definitions
- nitrogen molecule
Ancestry of “Stickstoffmolekül”, step by step
Stickstoffmolekül 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 |