Where does “soken” come from?

soken (Middle English) comes from Old English socian, from Proto-Germanic sukōną, from Proto-Germanic sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

soken (Middle English): Alternative form of souken

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of souken

Ancestry of “soken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsocianto soak, steep
2Proto-Germanicsukōnąto soak
3Proto-Germanicsūkanąto suck; to suckle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “soken”

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