Where does “Zuckerhut” come from?
Zuckerhut (German) comes 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, from Frankish wald — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
Zuckerhut (German): sugar-loaf a block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone
Definitions
- sugar-loaf a block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone
Ancestry of “Zuckerhut”, step by step
Zuckerhut traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German zucker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zucker | inflection of zuckern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | zücken | to draw |
| 3 | Middle High German | zucken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zucken | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tukkijaną | To draw; snatch; pull out; whip out |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tug- | — |
| 7 | Frankish | -wald | — |
| 8 | Frankish | wald | power, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | waldaz | leader |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
via German hūt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hūt | hat |
| 2 | Middle High German | huot | — |
| 3 | Old High German | huot | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hōd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hōdaz | shelter; cover; hood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kadʰ- | to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,... |
via Portuguese Pão de Açúcar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Pão de Açúcar | sugar-loaf |