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
Ancestry of “slokna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | slokna | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | slokinn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slekwaną | to go out; become extinguished; to extinguish, go... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |