Where does “dustsúgvari” come from?

dustsúgvari (Faroese) comes from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

dustsúgvari (Faroese): vacuum cleaner, hoover, sweeper

Definitions

  1. vacuum cleaner, hoover, sweeper

Ancestry of “dustsúgvari”, step by step

dustsúgvari traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse súga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesúgato suck
2Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansug-
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Faroese dust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesedustdust
2Old Norsedustdust particle
3Proto-Germanicdustądust
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Faroese varur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevarur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug-Every word from Proto-Germanic sūganą