Where does “saufen” come from?

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

saufen (German): to drink; to drink, especially in large...

Definitions

  1. to drink; to drink, especially in large...

Ancestry of “saufen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “saufen”

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