saugen

German (Berlin)

[ˈzaʊ̯ɡən]

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to suck; to create underpressure with a tube-like object such as one's mouth
  • (transitive) to suck (something)
  • (colloquial) to download something

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German sūgan (suck) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sūganą inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sug-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sug-

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