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Where does “sugare” come from?

sugare (Swedish) comes 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...

Ancestry of “sugare”, step by step

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