Where does “*sūpan” come from?
*sūpan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.
Ancestry of “*sūpan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sūpaną | to drink; sip; slurp; gulp |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *sewb- | — |