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
- submersible; halvt nedsenkbar - semi-submersible
Ancestry of “nedsenkbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | senke | to lower; to reduce; to sink |
| 2 | Danish | sænke | — |
| 3 | Old Danish | sænckæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | søkkva | to sink; to let sink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sinkwaną | to sink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷ- | to sink; to fall; to drop |