Where does “過酸化水素” come from?
過酸化水素 (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.
過酸化水素 (Japanese): hydrogen peroxide
Definitions
- hydrogen peroxide
Ancestry of “過酸化水素”, step by step
過酸化水素 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 |