Where does “suken” come from?

suken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sūcan, from Proto-Germanic sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

suken (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of sugen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sugen

Ancestry of “suken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsūcanto suck
2Proto-Germanicsūkanąto suck; to suckle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūkaną →