Where does “sænke” come from?

sænke (Danish) comes from Old Danish sænckæ, from Old Norse søkkva, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

sænke (Danish): to lower, to reduce

Definitions

  1. to lower, to reduce

Ancestry of “sænke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishsænckæ—
2Old Norsesøkkvato sink; to let sink
3Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

Words derived from “sænke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Old Norse søkkva →