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Where does “sūganą” come from?

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

sūganą (Proto-Germanic): to suck; to suckle

Definitions

  1. to suck; to suckle

Ancestry of “sūganą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sūganą”

  • socks
  • sucking
  • suck
  • sock
  • sucker
  • cocksucker
  • bloodsucking
  • bloodsucker
  • sook
  • sucky
  • windsock
  • goatsucker
  • sapsucker
  • sockless
  • cocksucking
  • thumbsucking
  • suckerfish
  • sucketh
  • suckable
  • suckerlike
  • suckermouth
  • windsucking
  • suckup
  • sockdolager
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