Where does “dammsugning” come from?

dammsugning (Swedish) comes from Swedish dammsuga, from Swedish suga, from Old Swedish sūgha, from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

dammsugning (Swedish): vacuuming

Definitions

  1. vacuuming

Ancestry of “dammsugning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdammsugato vacuum
2Swedishsugacarpet bugle, plants in the genus Ajuga; to suck;...
3Old Swedishsūghato suck
4Old Norsesúgato suck
5Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
6Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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