Where does “suger lof” come from?
suger lof (Middle English) comes from Middle English sugre, from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Arabic سكر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
suger lof (Middle English): A lump of sugar; a sugarloaf
Definitions
- A lump of sugar; a sugarloaf
Ancestry of “suger lof”, step by step
suger lof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English sugre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sugre | sugar; Nutrition, nourishment, delight,... |
| 2 | Middle French | sucre | — |
| 3 | Old French | çucre | sugar |
| 4 | Arabic | سكر | sugar; to sugar, to sprinkle sugar over; to... |
| 5 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 6 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via Middle English lof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lof | praise, glory; price, value; reputation, honour |
| 2 | Old English | lōf | palm of the hand |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | lob | praise |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lubą | praise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |