Where does “slocken” come from?

slocken (English) comes 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,...

slocken (English): To put out, extinguish; To quench; to allay; to...

Definitions

  1. To put out, extinguish; To quench; to allay; to...

Ancestry of “slocken”, step by step

slocken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse slokna

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

via Proto-Germanic *slukkēn-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*slukkēn-—
2Proto-Indo-European*(s)lug-—

Words derived from “slocken”

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