Where does “unterzuckert” come from?
unterzuckert (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.
unterzuckert (German): having low blood sugar; hypoglycemic
Definitions
- having low blood sugar; hypoglycemic
Ancestry of “unterzuckert”, step by step
unterzuckert traces back through two 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 |