Where does “זויפֿן” come from?

זויפֿן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German sūfen, from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.

זויפֿן (Yiddish): to quaff; to swig

Definitions

  1. to quaff; to swig

Ancestry of “זויפֿן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansūfento sink in a liquid, to drown
2Old High Germansūfanto slurp, drink
3Proto-West Germanic*sūpanto drink greedily, slurp
4Proto-Germanicsūpanąto drink; sip; slurp; gulp
5Proto-Indo-European*sewb-—

Words derived from “זויפֿן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan →