Where does “süvegcukor” come from?
süvegcukor (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cukor, from German zucker, from Middle High German zucker — sugar.
süvegcukor (Hungarian): sugar-loaf, sugarloaf
Definitions
- sugar-loaf, sugarloaf
Ancestry of “süvegcukor”, step by step
süvegcukor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian cukor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | cukor | sugar |
| 2 | German | zucker | inflection of zuckern: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | zucker | sugar |
via Hungarian süveg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | süveg | high fur or felt cap/hat; mitre |