Where does “sacken” come from?
sacken (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.
Ancestry of “sacken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sinkwaną | to sink |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷ- | to sink; to fall; to drop |
Words derived from “sacken”