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Where does “Wasserstoff” come from?

Wasserstoff (German) comes 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, from Old Dutch stuppon — to push, to hit.

Wasserstoff (German): hydrogen; the lightest and most common element in...

Definitions

  1. hydrogen; the lightest and most common element in...

Ancestry of “Wasserstoff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStoffstuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,...
2Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
3Middle Dutchstof—
4Middle Dutchstoffe—
5Old Frenchestophe—
6Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
7Old High Germanstoffōn—
8Old Dutchstuppon—
9Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “Wasserstoff”

  • Wasserstoffwirtschaft
  • Kohlenwasserstoffrest
  • Wasserstofffahrzeug
  • Wasserstoffantrieb
  • Wasserstoffbildung
  • Wasserstoffaufnahme
  • Wasserstoffisotop
  • Bromwasserstoffsäure
  • Halogenwasserstoff
  • Flüssigwasserstoffspeicherung
  • Kohlenwasserstoff
  • Wasserstoffversprödung
  • Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoff
  • Wasserstoffsuperoxid
  • Selenwasserstoff
  • Wasserstoffbrennen
  • wasserstoffähnlich
  • Wasserstoffatom
  • Wasserstoffspender
  • Iodwasserstoff
  • Fluorkohlenwasserstoff
  • wasserstoffhaltig
  • Borwasserstoffverbindung
  • Wasserstofflinie
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