Where does “sugarily” come from?
sugarily (English) comes from English sugary, 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- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
sugarily (English): In a sugary way
Ancestry of “sugarily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sugary | Of food, drink, etc, containing or covered with a... |
| 2 | English | Sugar | — |
| 3 | German | zucker | inflection of zuckern:
## first-person singular... |
| 4 | German | zücken | to draw |
| 5 | Middle High German | zucken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zucken | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tukkijaną | To draw; snatch; pull out; whip out |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tug- | — |
| 9 | Frankish | -wald | — |
| 10 | Frankish | wald | power, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | waldaz | leader |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |