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
suikerbiet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch suiker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | suiker | sugar |
| 2 | English | Sugar | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter S |
| 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 |
via Dutch biet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | biet | beet, beetroot plant or tuber of the genus... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bēte | bite |
| 3 | Latin | bēta | A beet |
| 4 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |