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
Ancestry of “søkkja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | søkkva | to sink; to let sink |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sinkwaną | to sink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷ- | to sink; to fall; to drop |