Where does “forsinke” come from?
forsinke (Danish) comes from Danish sinke, from German zinken, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
forsinke (Danish): to delay; to hold up
Definitions
- to delay; to hold up
Ancestry of “forsinke”, step by step
forsinke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sinke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sinke | Person, especially (school) children, who is lacking in intelligence compared to their peers |
| 2 | German | zinken | zinc; mark; mark by giving a... |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |