Where does “sløkkva” come from?

sløkkva (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic slakwjaną, from Proto-Germanic slekwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

sløkkva (Old Norse): to extinguish, quench, slake

Definitions

  1. to extinguish, quench, slake

Ancestry of “sløkkva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslakwjanąto clear, delete
2Proto-Germanicslekwanąto go out; become extinguished; to extinguish, go...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “sløkkva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slekwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slakwjaną →