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
- 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
| 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 硫化
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 硫化 | sulphuration; sulphurate |