Where does “suiwer” come from?

suiwer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zuiver, from Middle Dutch suver, from Old Dutch sūvar, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

suiwer (Afrikaans): pure

Definitions

  1. pure

Ancestry of “suiwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuiverpure; clean, tidy; net
2Middle Dutchsuverpure, uncontaminated; clean, spotless; morally...
3Old Dutchsūvar—
4Latinsōbriussober (not drunk)
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →