Where does “Suff” come from?

Suff (German) comes from German saufen, from Middle High German soufen, from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.

Suff (German): drinking, alcoholism

Definitions

  1. drinking, alcoholism

Ancestry of “Suff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansaufento drink; to drink, especially in large...
2Middle High Germansoufen—
3Old High Germansūfanto slurp, drink
4Proto-West Germanic*sūpanto drink greedily, slurp
5Proto-Germanicsūpanąto drink; sip; slurp; gulp
6Proto-Indo-European*sewb-—

Words derived from “Suff”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan →