Where does “kunststoffähnlich” come from?

kunststoffähnlich (German) comes from German Kunststoff, 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.

kunststoffähnlich (German): resembling plastic; plasticky

Definitions

  1. resembling plastic; plasticky

Ancestry of “kunststoffähnlich”, step by step

kunststoffähnlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kunststoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKunststoffplastic
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 ähnlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanähnlichsimilar; similarly, in a similar way
2Middle High Germananelich—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną →