Where does “søkkja” come from?

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

søkkja (Faroese): to let sink

Definitions

  1. to let sink

Ancestry of “søkkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesøkkvato sink; to let sink
2Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
3Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Old Norse søkkva →