Where does “senken” come from?

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

senken (Middle Dutch): to cause to sink

Definitions

  1. to cause to sink

Ancestry of “senken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsenken—
2Proto-Germanicsankwijanąto cause to sink
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →