Where does “bloedzuiger” come from?
bloedzuiger (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic sūganą — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
bloedzuiger (Dutch): A bloodsucker; A leech, blood-sucking annelid; A...
Definitions
- A bloodsucker; A leech, blood-sucking annelid; A...
Ancestry of “bloedzuiger”, step by step
bloedzuiger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zuiger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zuiger | sucker, one who sucks; piston |
| 2 | Dutch | zuigen | To suck; To vacuum; to hoover; to be bad, to suck |
| 3 | German | Säugling | baby, infant, newborn, suckling |
| 4 | German | säugen | to lactate; to suckle, to give suck |
| 5 | Middle High German | söugen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | sougen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saugijaną | to cause to suck, to suckle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Dutch bloed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bloed | blood; a grave consequence, a high price; a whole... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bloet | blood |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bluot | blood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Middle Dutch bloetsuger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bloetsuger | — |