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Where does “sugared” come from?

sugared (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.

sugared (English): simple past tense and past participle of sugar;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of sugar;...

Ancestry of “sugared”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSugar—
2Germanzuckerinflection of zuckern: ## first-person singular...
3Germanzückento draw
4Middle High Germanzucken—
5Old High Germanzucken—
6Proto-GermanictukkijanąTo draw; snatch; pull out; whip out
7Proto-Germanictug-—
8Frankish-wald—
9Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
10Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
11Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “sugared”

  • unsugared
  • oversugared
  • nonsugared
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