Where does “senkning” come from?

senkning (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.

senkning (Norwegian Bokmål): a depression in terrain

Definitions

  1. a depression in terrain

Ancestry of “senkning”, step by step

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