Where does “seher” come from?
seher (Indonesian) comes from Dutch zuiger, from Dutch zuigen, from German Säugling, from German säugen, from Middle High German söugen, from Old High German sougen, from Proto-Germanic saugijaną, from Proto-Germanic sūganą — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
seher (Indonesian): piston
Definitions
- piston
Ancestry of “seher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zuiger | sucker, one who sucks; piston |
| 2 | Dutch | zuigen | To suck; To vacuum; to hoover; to be bad, to suck |
| 3 | German | Säugling | baby, infant, newborn, suckling |
| 4 | German | säugen | to lactate; to suckle, to give suck |
| 5 | Middle High German | söugen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | sougen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saugijaną | to cause to suck, to suckle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |