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Where does “süezholz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “süezholz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
2Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
3Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
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