Where does “søkka” come from?

søkka (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse søkkva, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

søkka (Norwegian Nynorsk): to sink; definite plural of søkk

Definitions

  1. to sink; definite plural of søkk

Ancestry of “søkka”, step by step

søkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse søkkva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesøkkvato sink; to let sink
2Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
3Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

via Old Norse søkkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesøkkja—

Words derived from “søkka”

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