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Where does “Süßholz” come from?

Süßholz (German) comes from German süezholz, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

Süßholz (German): liquorice

Definitions

  1. liquorice

Ancestry of “Süßholz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansüezholz—
2Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
3Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
4Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →