seuə-

I. seuə-¹

To give birth. Suffixed zero-grade form in derivative noun *su(ə)-nu-, son. son, from Old English sunu, son, from Germanic *sunuz.

 

[Pokorny 2. seu- 913.] See also sū-.

  II. seuə-²

To take liquid.

Derivatives include soup, soak, and succulent.

I. Suffixed zero-grade form *suə-yo-, contracted to *sū-yo-. hyetal; isohyet, from Greek hūetos, rain, from hūein, to rain.

II. Possible extended zero-grade form *sūb-.

1.

a. sup¹, from Old English sūpan, sūpian, to drink, sip;

b. soup, sup², from Old French soup(e), soup;

c. sopaipilla, from Old Spanish sopa, food soaked in liquid. a-c all from Germanic *sūp-.

2.

a. sop, from Old English sopp- in soppcuppe, cup for dipping bread in, from Germanic *supp-;

b. sip, from Middle English sippen, to sip, from a source probably akin to Low German sippen, to sip, possibly from Germanic *supp-.

III. Possible extended zero-grade form *sūg-.

1. suck, from Old English sūcan, to suck, from Germanic *sūk-.

2. soak, from Old English socian, to steep, from Germanic shortened form *sukōn.

3. suction, suctorial; prosciutto, from Latin sūgere, to suck.

4. Variant form *sūk-. succulent, from Latin sūcus, succus, juice.

 

[Pokorny 1. seu- 912.]

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