Where does “メタン系炭化水素” come from?
メタン系炭化水素 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炭化水素, from Japanese 水素, from Dutch waterstof, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer — to push, to hit.
メタン系炭化水素 (Japanese): alkane
Definitions
- alkane
Ancestry of “メタン系炭化水素”, step by step
メタン系炭化水素 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 炭化水素
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 炭化水素 | hydrocarbon |
| 2 | Japanese | 水素 | hydrogen |
| 3 | Dutch | waterstof | hydrogen |
| 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 | to stop, halt |
| 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 |
via Japanese メタン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | メタン | methane |
| 2 | German | Methan | methane |
| 3 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 5 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |