Where does “suffe” come from?

suffe (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.

suffe (Central Franconian): to drink; to drink excessively

Definitions

  1. to drink; to drink excessively

Ancestry of “suffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansūfanto slurp, drink
2Proto-West Germanic*sūpanto drink greedily, slurp
3Proto-Germanicsūpanąto drink; sip; slurp; gulp
4Proto-Indo-European*sewb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan →