Where does “sukkerholdig” come from?
sukkerholdig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sukker, from Middle Low German sucker, from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
sukkerholdig (Norwegian Bokmål): sugary, containing sugar
Definitions
- sugary, containing sugar
Ancestry of “sukkerholdig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sukker | sugar |
| 2 | Middle Low German | sucker | sugar |
| 3 | Middle High German | zucker | sugar |
| 4 | Old High German | zuckar | — |
| 5 | Italian | zucchero | sugar; first-person singular indicative present... |
| 6 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 7 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 8 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 9 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |