Where does “sugar” come from?
sugar (Ido) comes from English suck, from Middle English souken, from Old English sūcan, from Proto-West Germanic sūkan, from Proto-Germanic sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
sugar (Ido): to suck
Definitions
- to suck
Ancestry of “sugar”, step by step
sugar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English suck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suck | An instance of drawing something into one's mouth... |
| 2 | Middle English | souken | To suck; to extract or draw with the mouth; To... |
| 3 | Old English | sūcan | to suck |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sūkan | to suck; to suckle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūkaną | to suck; to suckle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via German säugen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | säugen | to lactate; to suckle, to give suck |
| 2 | Middle High German | söugen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sougen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saugijaną | to cause to suck, to suckle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
via Latin sūgere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sūgere | — |