Where does “slokna” come from?

slokna (Faroese) 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,...

slokna (Faroese): to go out; to die

Definitions

  1. to go out; to die

Ancestry of “slokna”, step by step

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