Where does “slamsugning” come from?
slamsugning (Swedish) comes from Swedish sugning, 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...
slamsugning (Swedish): an act or instance of removing sludge, slurry, liquid, or the like through sucking, for example using a vacuum truck
Definitions
- an act or instance of removing sludge, slurry, liquid, or the like through sucking, for example using a vacuum truck
Ancestry of “slamsugning”, step by step
slamsugning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sugning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sugning | sucking, suction (an act or instance of sucking something) |
| 2 | Swedish | suga | carpet bugle, plants in the genus Ajuga; to suck;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sūgha | to suck |
| 4 | Old Norse | súga | to suck |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |