Where does “sugar bush” come from?
sugar bush (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.
sugar bush (English): An evergreen shrub found in south-western United...
Definitions
- An evergreen shrub found in south-western United...
Ancestry of “sugar bush”, step by step
sugar bush 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 Bush
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bush | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | bush | grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of... |
| 3 | Old English | busċ | — |
| 4 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 5 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |