Where does “Wasserstoffbrennen” come from?
Wasserstoffbrennen (German) comes 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, from Old High German stoffōn — to push, to hit.
Wasserstoffbrennen (German): hydrogen burning
Definitions
- hydrogen burning
Ancestry of “Wasserstoffbrennen”, step by step
Wasserstoffbrennen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wasserstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wasserstoff | hydrogen; the lightest and most common element in... |
| 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 Brennen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brennen | stinging; burning; cauterization |
| 2 | Middle High German | brennen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | brennen | to burn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brannijan | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |