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Where does “sukōną” come from?

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

sukōną (Proto-Germanic): to soak

Definitions

  1. to soak

Ancestry of “sukōną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sukōną”

  • soaking
  • soak
  • soaker
  • soakage
  • soakaway
  • presoak
  • soakingly
  • socky
  • soaky
  • asoak
  • resoak
  • soaketh
  • oversoak
  • soakable
  • soak in
  • soakest
  • soken
  • socian
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