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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk- (“to suck”), from Proto-Indo-European *su-, *sew- (“juice, sap”). Cognate with Latin sūgō (“suck”).
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *sūkaną (strong class 2)
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *sūkan
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sūgan- ~ *sūkan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 489-490
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sūkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 388-389