Where does “sinke” come from?
sinke (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.
sinke (German): inflection of sinken:
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Definitions
- inflection of sinken:
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Ancestry of “sinke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | sinken | to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sinken | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sinkan | to sink |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sinkwan | to sink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sinkwaną | to sink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷ- | to sink; to fall; to drop |