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
- to drink; to drink excessively
Ancestry of “suffe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | sūfan | to slurp, drink |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sūpan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sūpaną | to drink; sip; slurp; gulp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *sewb- | — |