Where does “suken” come from?

suken (Middle English) comes 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...

suken (Middle English): Alternative form of souken

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of souken

Ancestry of “suken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsūcanto suck
2Proto-West Germanicsūkanto suck; to suckle
3Proto-Germanicsūkanąto suck; to suckle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
5Proto-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 →