Where does “Schokozuckerl” come from?
Schokozuckerl (German) comes from German Zuckerl, 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.
Schokozuckerl (German): chocolate candy, chocolate treat
Definitions
- chocolate candy, chocolate treat
Ancestry of “Schokozuckerl”, step by step
Schokozuckerl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zuckerl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zuckerl | hard candy |
| 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 German Schoko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schoko | — |