Where does “Stoffwechselprozess” come from?
Stoffwechselprozess (German) comes from German Stoffwechsel, 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.
Stoffwechselprozess (German): metabolic process
Definitions
- metabolic process
Ancestry of “Stoffwechselprozess”, step by step
Stoffwechselprozess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stoffwechsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stoffwechsel | metabolism |
| 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 Prozeß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prozeß | lawsuit |
| 2 | Middle High German | process | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōcessus | advanced, having been advanced |
| 4 | Latin | prōcēdō | to proceed, advance |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |