Where does “硫化水素” come from?

硫化水素 (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.

硫化水素 (Japanese): hydrogen sulphide

Definitions

  1. hydrogen sulphide

Ancestry of “硫化水素”, step by step

硫化水素 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 硫化

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese硫化sulphuration; sulphurate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną →