Where does “zat alir” come from?
zat alir (Indonesian) comes from Dutch vloeistof, 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.
zat alir (Indonesian): fluid
Definitions
- fluid
Ancestry of “zat alir”, step by step
zat alir traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vloeistof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vloeistof | a liquid, as opposed to solid - and gaseous (states of) matter |
| 2 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 5 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 6 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 7 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |