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Where does “slokinn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slokinn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slokinn”

  • slocken
  • slockna
  • slokna
  • slokna
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