Where does “einsaugen” come from?
einsaugen (German) comes from German saugen, from Old High German sūgan, from Proto-West Germanic sūgan, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
einsaugen (German): to suck in; to absorb
Ancestry of “einsaugen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | saugen | to suck; to create underpressure with a tube-like... |
| 2 | Old High German | sūgan | to suck |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sūgan | to suck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |