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