Where does “inzinking” come from?

inzinking (Dutch) comes from Dutch inzinken, from Dutch zinken, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.

inzinking (Dutch): breakdown

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Ancestry of “inzinking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinzinkento sink into something else
2Dutchzinkento sink; made of zinc
3Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
4Middle Dutchendeand; end
5Old Dutchendiend
6Proto-West Germanicandīend
7Proto-Germanicandijazend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-