Where does “sugu” come from?
sugu (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sjúga, from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
sugu (Icelandic): third-person plural past indicative of sjúga
Definitions
- third-person plural past indicative of sjúga
Ancestry of “sugu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | sjúga | to suck |
| 2 | Old Norse | súga | to suck |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |