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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *tullōn-
Meaning: suck
IE etymology: IE etymology
Dutch: { tullen `saufen', tul `Säufer; Flasche' }
German: { zullen `an einem Lutschbeutel saugen' }
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bdel-
Meaning: to suck
Old Greek: bdállō `saugen, melken'; bdálsi-s f. `das Saugen'; bdélla f. `Blutege'
Germanic: *tull-ōn- vb.
Russ. meaning: сосать
References: WP II 119
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 162
Root: bdel-
English meaning: to suck
German meaning: `saugen, zullen'?
Material: Gr. βδάλλω `sauge', βδέλλα `Blutegel'; nhd. zullen `an einem Lutschbeutel saugen', zulp `Sauglappen', ndl. tullen `saufen', nhd. tulken `saugen, in großen Zügen trinken'? Kretschmer KZ. 31, 423; sehr unsicher wegen ähnlicher germ. Worte wie norw. tūna `viel trinken' u. dgl. (s. Falk-Torp unter tylde). Trifft die Verbindung zu, so war der idg. Anlaut bd-, oder es ist gr. β- ein - vielleicht in der Kindersprache? - aus πι- = ἐπὶ verkürztes Präfix (`be-lutschen'?).
References: WP. II 119.
Pages: 95
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