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