Where does “souke” come from?

souke (Middle English) comes 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...

souke (Middle English): Breastfeeding or milking; the extraction of milk;...

Definitions

  1. Breastfeeding or milking; the extraction of milk;...

Ancestry of “souke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsoukenTo suck; to extract or draw with the mouth; To...
2Old Englishsūcanto suck
3Proto-West Germanicsūkanto suck; to suckle
4Proto-Germanicsūkanąto suck; to suckle
5Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
6Proto-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 →