Etymology

waterstuff

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Today it means: Things containing, associated with, or involving water. Full definition →

Dutch waterstof ← German Wasserstoff
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waterstuff · noun1

Compound of water + stuff. Alternative spellings * water-stuff * water stuff

waterstuff · noun2

  1. German · calque ofWasserstoff“hydrogen”
  2. Dutch · calque ofwaterstof“hydrogen”
  3. English todaywaterstuff

From water + stuff. Calque of Dutch waterstof (“hydrogen”) or German Wasserstoff (“hydrogen”).

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