Where does “sukkerroe” come from?
sukkerroe (Danish) comes from Danish sukker, from Middle Low German sucker, from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
sukkerroe (Danish): sugar beet
Definitions
- sugar beet
Ancestry of “sukkerroe”, step by step
sukkerroe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sukker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sukker | sugar; present of sukke |
| 2 | Middle Low German | sucker | sugar |
| 3 | Middle High German | zucker | sugar |
| 4 | Old High German | zuckar | — |
| 5 | Italian | zucchero | sugar; first-person singular indicative present... |
| 6 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 7 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 8 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 9 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via Danish roe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | roe | useful plant whose root or stem forms a swollen, nutritious tuber that is used as fodder, in the sugar industry, etc. includes various varieties from the genera cabbage (Brassica) and beet (Beta) |