Where does “zuiver” come from?

zuiver (Dutch) comes 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.

zuiver (Dutch): pure; clean, tidy; net

Definitions

  1. pure; clean, tidy; net

Ancestry of “zuiver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsuverpure, uncontaminated; clean, spotless; morally...
2Old Dutchsūvar—
3Latinsōbriussober (not drunk)
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “zuiver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →