Where does “soaking” come from?
Soaking derives from the present participle of Middle English soken, from Old English socian, from Proto-Germanic sukōną, from Proto-Germanic sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, itself from Proto-Indo-European sew-.
soaking (English): present participle of soak; Immersion in water; a...
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- present participle of soak; Immersion in water; a...
Ancestry of “soaking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | soukynge | Breastfeeding, milking; drawing milk |
| 2 | Middle English | souken | To suck; to extract or draw with the mouth; To... |
| 3 | Old English | sūcan | to suck |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sūkan | to suck; to suckle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūkaną | to suck; to suckle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |