Where does “zuckersüß” come from?
zuckersüß (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.
zuckersüß (German): sugar-sweet
Definitions
- sugar-sweet
Ancestry of “zuckersüß”, step by step
zuckersüß 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 |
via German süß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | süß | sweet; cute; Geschmack; bitter, salzig, sauer,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | süezi | — |
| 3 | Old High German | suozī | sweet |
| 4 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |