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Where does “soakage” come from?

soakage (English) comes from English soak, from Middle English soken, from Old English socian, from Proto-Germanic sukōną, from Proto-Germanic sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

soakage (English): The act of soaking; The amount of liquid soaked...

Definitions

  1. The act of soaking; The amount of liquid soaked...

Ancestry of “soakage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoakTo be saturated with liquid by being immersed in...
2Middle EnglishsokenAlternative form of souken
3Old Englishsocianto soak, steep
4Proto-Germanicsukōnąto soak
5Proto-Germanicsūkanąto suck; to suckle
6Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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