Where does “Wasserstoffbrückenbindung” come from?
Wasserstoffbrückenbindung (German) comes from German Wasserstoffbrücke, from German Wasserstoff, from German Stoff, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer — to push, to hit.
Wasserstoffbrückenbindung (German): hydrogen bonding
Ancestry of “Wasserstoffbrückenbindung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Wasserstoffbrücke | hydrogen bond |
| 2 | German | Wasserstoff | hydrogen; the lightest and most common element in... |
| 3 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 4 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 7 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 8 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 9 | Old High German | stoffōn | — |
| 10 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |