Where does “sökkva” come from?
sökkva (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse søkkva, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.
sökkva (Icelandic): to sink
Ancestry of “sökkva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | søkkva | to sink; to let sink |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sinkwaną | to sink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷ- | to sink; to fall; to drop |