Where does “deoxysugar” come from?
deoxysugar (English) comes 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-, from Frankish -wald — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
deoxysugar (English): Alternative spelling of deoxy sugar
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of deoxy sugar
Ancestry of “deoxysugar”, step by step
deoxysugar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sugar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sugar | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter S |
| 2 | German | zucker | inflection of zuckern: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | German | zücken | to draw |
| 4 | Middle High German | zucken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zucken | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tukkijaną | To draw; snatch; pull out; whip out |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tug- | — |
| 8 | Frankish | -wald | — |
| 9 | Frankish | wald | power, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | waldaz | leader |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
via English deoxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deoxy | Describing any compound formally derived from... |
| 2 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |