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Where does “goal-suck” come from?

goal-suck (English) comes from English goal suck, from English suck, from Middle English souken, from Old English sūcan, from Proto-West Germanic sūkan, from Proto-Germanic sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

goal-suck (English): To loiter near the opposing net, hoping to score...

Definitions

  1. To loiter near the opposing net, hoping to score...

Ancestry of “goal-suck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgoal suckA player who loiters near the opposing net,...
2EnglishsuckAn instance of drawing something into one's mouth...
3Middle EnglishsoukenTo suck; to extract or draw with the mouth; To...
4Old Englishsūcanto suck
5Proto-West Germanicsūkanto suck; to suckle
6Proto-Germanicsūkanąto suck; to suckle
7Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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