Where does “suikerbiet” come from?
suikerbiet (Dutch) comes from Dutch suiker, from English Sugar, from German zucker, from German zücken, from Middle High German zucken, from Old High German zucken, from Proto-Germanic tukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic tug- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
suikerbiet (Dutch): the plant sugar beet, Beta vulgaris var. rapa;...
Definitions
- the plant sugar beet, Beta vulgaris var. rapa;...
Ancestry of “suikerbiet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | suiker | sugar |
| 2 | English | Sugar | — |
| 3 | German | zucker | inflection of zuckern:
## first-person singular... |
| 4 | German | zücken | to draw |
| 5 | Middle High German | zucken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zucken | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tukkijaną | To draw; snatch; pull out; whip out |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tug- | — |
| 9 | Frankish | -wald | — |
| 10 | Frankish | wald | power, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | waldaz | leader |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |