Where does “sukkertøy” come from?
sukkertøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
sukkertøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): sweets (UK), candy (US)
Definitions
- sweets (UK), candy (US)
Ancestry of “sukkertøy”, step by step
sukkertøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk sukker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |