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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水素hydrogen
2Dutchwaterstofhydrogen
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 Japanese 爆弾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese爆弾bomb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną