Where does “slokken” come from?

slokken (Dutch) comes from English slocken, from Old Norse slokna, from Old Norse slokinn, from Proto-Germanic slekwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

slokken (Dutch): to swallow gluttonously

Definitions

  1. to swallow gluttonously

Ancestry of “slokken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslockenTo put out, extinguish; To quench; to allay; to...
2Old Norseslokna—
3Old Norseslokinn—
4Proto-Germanicslekwanąto go out; become extinguished; to extinguish, go...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “slokken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slekwaną →Every word from Old Norse slokinn →