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

Definitions

  1. to suck in; to absorb

Ancestry of “einsaugen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansaugento suck; to create underpressure with a tube-like...
2Old High Germansūganto suck
3Proto-West Germanicsūganto suck
4Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
5Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūganą →