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