Where does “soukynge” come from?

soukynge (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...

soukynge (Middle English): Breastfeeding, milking; drawing milk

Definitions

  1. Breastfeeding, milking; drawing milk

Ancestry of “soukynge”, 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...

Words derived from “soukynge”

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