Where does “水素爆弾” come from?
水素爆弾 (Japanese) comes 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, from Old High German stoffōn — to push, to hit.
水素爆弾 (Japanese): hydrogen bomb
Definitions
- hydrogen bomb
Ancestry of “水素爆弾”, step by step
水素爆弾 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 水素
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 水素 | hydrogen |
| 2 | Dutch | waterstof | hydrogen |
| 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 Japanese 爆弾
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 爆弾 | bomb |