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Where does “zuigen” come from?

zuigen (Dutch) comes from German Säugling, from German säugen, from Middle High German söugen, from Old High German sougen, from Proto-Germanic saugijaną, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

zuigen (Dutch): To suck; To vacuum; to hoover; to be bad, to suck

Definitions

  1. To suck; To vacuum; to hoover; to be bad, to suck

Ancestry of “zuigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäugling—
2Germansäugento lactate; to suckle, to give suck
3Middle High Germansöugen—
4Old High Germansougen—
5Proto-Germanicsaugijanąto cause to suck, to suckle
6Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
7Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “zuigen”

  • stofzuiger
  • stofzuigerslang
  • afzuigen
  • afzuigkap
  • zuiger
  • suig
  • soygi
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