Stoff

German (Berlin)

/ʃtɔf/

noun
Definitions
  • stuff, matter, substance
  • (chemistry) substance
  • cloth, fabric, material

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish stof (dust, matter, substance, stuff) derived from Middle Dutch stoffe derived from Old French estophe derived from Frankish *stopfon, *stopfōn derived from Proto-Germanic *stuppōną (close, fill, stop, block, clog up, prick, push, stop up).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*stuppōną

Gloss

close, fill, stop, block, clog up, prick, push, stop up

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

止

Emoji
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