Where does “Wasserstoffmolekül” come from?

Wasserstoffmolekül (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.

Wasserstoffmolekül (German): hydrogen molecule

Definitions

  1. hydrogen molecule

Ancestry of “Wasserstoffmolekül”, step by step

Wasserstoffmolekül traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wasserstoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWasserstoffhydrogen; the lightest and most common element in...
2GermanStoffstuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,...
3Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
4Middle Dutchstof
5Middle Dutchstoffe
6Old Frenchestophe
7Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
8Old High Germanstoffōnto stop, halt
9Old Dutchstuppon
10Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via German Molekül

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMolekülmolecule
2Frenchmoléculemolecule
3New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną