Where does “*sūgan” come from?

*sūgan (Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Ancestry of “*sūgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
2Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “*sūgan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūganą →
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