Where does “Senkel” come from?

Senkel (German) comes from Old High German senkil, from Old High German sinkan, from Proto-West Germanic sinkwan, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

Senkel (German): lace

Definitions

  1. lace

Ancestry of “Senkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansenkilanchor
2Old High Germansinkanto sink
3Proto-West Germanicsinkwanto sink
4Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

Words derived from “Senkel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sinkwan →