Where does “succumber” come from?
succumber (English) comes from English succumb, from Old French succomber, from Latin succumbo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
succumber (English): One who succumbs
Ancestry of “succumber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | succumb | To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming... |
| 2 | Old French | succomber | to succumb; to cause to succumb; to die |
| 3 | Latin | succumbo | I sink, fall, lie or break down; I succumb or... |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |