Where does “unsugared” come from?
unsugared (English) comes from English sugared, 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.
unsugared (English): Not sugared
Ancestry of “unsugared”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sugared | simple past tense and past participle of sugar;... |
| 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 |