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Where does “suckitude” come from?

suckitude (English) comes 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...

suckitude (English): The condition, quality, extent, or measure of how...

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  1. The condition, quality, extent, or measure of how...

Ancestry of “suckitude”, step by step

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