Where does “suckingly” come from?
suckingly (English) comes from English sucking, 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...
suckingly (English): With a sucking sound or motion
Definitions
- With a sucking sound or motion
Ancestry of “suckingly”, step by step
suckingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sucking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sucking | present participle of suck; An act of sucking; A... |
| 2 | English | suck | An instance of drawing something into one's mouth... |
| 3 | Middle English | souken | To suck; to extract or draw with the mouth; To... |
| 4 | Old English | sūcan | to suck |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sūkan | to suck; to suckle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūkaną | to suck; to suckle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |