Where does “sūcan” come from?
sūcan (Old English) comes 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...
sūcan (Old English): to suck
Ancestry of “sūcan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sūkan | to suck; to suckle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sūkaną | to suck; to suckle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
Words derived from “sūcan”