Words that come from Proto-Germanic “sinkwaną”

79 words across 26 languages descend from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną — including sink, sunk, sinking, sinker, countersink, unsinkable, sinkage, sinketh.

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English (25)

German (11)

Dutch (5)

Norwegian Bokmål (4)

Norwegian Nynorsk (3)

West Frisian (2)

Swedish (2)

Old High German (2)

Faroese (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Old Swedish (2)

Russian (2)

Old Norse (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Old Frisian (1)

Icelandic (1)

Elfdalian (1)

Ido (1)

Chinese (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Welsh (1)

Old English (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)