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Where does “saugijaną” come from?

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

saugijaną (Proto-Germanic): to cause to suck, to suckle

Definitions

  1. to cause to suck, to suckle

Ancestry of “saugijaną”, 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 “saugijaną”

  • zogen
  • zeezoogdier
  • zoogdier
  • sôgen
  • sogen
  • soogdier
  • sōgen
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