Where does “sūkaną” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to suck; to suckle

Ancestry of “sūkaną”, step by step

sūkaną traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sug-

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

via Proto-Indo-European sewk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
2Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

via Proto-Indo-European suk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansuk-to suck

Words derived from “sūkaną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →
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