Where does “Senkung” come from?

Senkung (German) comes from German senken, from Old High German senken, from Proto-Germanic sankwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Senkung (German): dip, reduction, lowering, drop, fall, descent;...

Definitions

  1. dip, reduction, lowering, drop, fall, descent;...

Ancestry of “Senkung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansenkento lower
2Old High Germansenken—
3Proto-Germanicsankwijanąto cause to sink
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Senkung”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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