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
- to drink; to drink, especially in large...
Ancestry of “saufen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | soufen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sūfan | to slurp, drink |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sūpan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sūpaną | to drink; sip; slurp; gulp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sewb- | — |
Words derived from “saufen”