Where does “bloedsuier” come from?
bloedsuier (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch bloedzuiger, from Dutch zuiger, from Dutch zuigen, from German Säugling, from German säugen, from Middle High German söugen, from Old High German sougen, from Proto-Germanic saugijaną — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
bloedsuier (Afrikaans): leech, bloodsucker
Definitions
- leech, bloodsucker
Ancestry of “bloedsuier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bloedzuiger | A bloodsucker; A leech, blood-sucking annelid; A... |
| 2 | Dutch | zuiger | sucker, one who sucks; piston |
| 3 | Dutch | zuigen | To suck; To vacuum; to hoover; to be bad, to suck |
| 4 | German | Säugling | baby, infant, newborn, suckling |
| 5 | German | säugen | to lactate; to suckle, to give suck |
| 6 | Middle High German | söugen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | sougen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | saugijaną | to cause to suck, to suckle |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |