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

Definitions

  1. imperative of suge

Ancestry of “sug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsugeto suck; to absorb
2Old Norsesúgato suck
3Proto-Germanicsūganąto 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 sūganą →