Where does “זויגער” come from?

זויגער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זויגן, from Middle High German sūgen, from Old High German sūgan, from Proto-West Germanic sūgan, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

זויגער (Yiddish): mammal

Definitions

  1. mammal

Ancestry of “זויגער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזויגןto suck; to suckle
2Middle High Germansūgen—
3Old High Germansūganto suck
4Proto-West Germanicsūganto suck
5Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
6Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūganą →