Where does “sug” come from?
sug (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål suge, from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
sug (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of suge
Ancestry of “sug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | suge | to suck; to absorb |
| 2 | Old Norse | súga | to suck |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |