Where does “søkkva” come from?

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

søkkva (Old Norse): to sink; to let sink

Definitions

  1. to sink; to let sink

Ancestry of “søkkva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
2Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

Words derived from “søkkva”

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