Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sūkaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk- (to suck), from Proto-Indo-European *su-, *sew- (juice, sap). Cognate with Latin sūgō (suck).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*sūkaną[1][2]

  1. to suck
  2. to suckle

Inflection[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sūkan
    • Old English: sūcan
    • Old Dutch: *sūcan

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*sūgan- ~ *sūkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 489-490
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*sūkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 388-389