Where does “senke” come from?

senke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

senke (Norwegian Bokmål): to lower; to reduce; to sink

Definitions

  1. to lower; to reduce; to sink

Ancestry of “senke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “senke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Old Norse søkkva →