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Where does “súga” come from?

súga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

súga (Old Norse): to suck

Definitions

  1. to suck

Ancestry of “súga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
2Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “súga”

  • suga
  • dammsugare
  • sugerør
  • sugekopp
  • suga
  • suge
  • sug
  • sugekopp
  • suga
  • suge
  • suge
  • sugu
  • sjúga
  • súgdjór
  • súgva
  • sūg
  • sugha
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