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Where does “sewk-” come from?

sewk- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

sewk- (Proto-Indo-European): to bend, turn; to suck

Definitions

  1. to bend, turn; to suck

Ancestry of “sewk-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “sewk-”

  • socks
  • sucking
  • suck
  • suction
  • soaking
  • soak
  • sock
  • sucker
  • liposuction
  • succinate
  • succinic
  • cocksucker
  • bloodsucking
  • succinyl
  • bloodsucker
  • soaker
  • sook
  • suctorial
  • soakage
  • sucky
  • windsock
  • goatsucker
  • sapsucker
  • sockless
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