Where does “nedsenkbar” come from?

nedsenkbar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål senke, from Danish sænke, from Old Danish sænckæ, from Old Norse søkkva, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

nedsenkbar (Norwegian Bokmål): submersible; halvt nedsenkbar - semi-submersible

Definitions

  1. submersible; halvt nedsenkbar - semi-submersible

Ancestry of “nedsenkbar”, step by step

nedsenkbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål senke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsenketo lower; to reduce; to sink
2Danishsænketo lower, to reduce
3Old Danishsænckæ—
4Old Norsesøkkvato sink; to let sink
5Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

via Norwegian Bokmål ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Old Norse søkkva →