Where does “Sinkflug” come from?

Sinkflug (German) comes from German sinken, from Middle High German sinken, 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.

Sinkflug (German): descent

Definitions

  1. descent

Ancestry of “Sinkflug”, step by step

Sinkflug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sinken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansinkento sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the...
2Middle High Germansinkento sink (intransitive)
3Old High Germansinkanto sink
4Proto-West Germanicsinkwanto sink
5Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

via German flug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflugflight (in the air)
2Old High Germanflug—
3Proto-Germanicflugizflight, flying
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sinkwan →