Where does “sūfen” come from?

sūfen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.

sūfen (Middle High German): to sink in a liquid, to drown

Definitions

  1. to sink in a liquid, to drown

Ancestry of “sūfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansūfanto slurp, drink
2Proto-West Germanic*sūpanto drink greedily, slurp
3Proto-Germanicsūpanąto drink; sip; slurp; gulp
4Proto-Indo-European*sewb-—

Words derived from “sūfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan →