Where does “sūpan” come from?

sūpan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.

sūpan (Old English): to sup; take fluid into the mouth; drink; to sip,...

Definitions

  1. to sup; take fluid into the mouth; drink; to sip,...

Ancestry of “sūpan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sūpan”

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