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
Ancestry of “zuiver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | suver | pure, uncontaminated; clean, spotless; morally... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sūvar | — |
| 3 | Latin | sōbrius | — |
| 4 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |