Where does “senkil” come from?

senkil (Old High German) comes from Old High German sinkan, from Proto-West Germanic sinkwan, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

senkil (Old High German): anchor

Definitions

  1. anchor

Ancestry of “senkil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansinkanto sink
2Proto-West Germanicsinkwanto sink
3Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

Words derived from “senkil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sinkwan →