Where does “siunka” come from?

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

siunka (Old Swedish): to sink

Definitions

  1. to sink

Ancestry of “siunka”, step by step

siunka 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 East Norse *sinkwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Norse*sinkwa—

Words derived from “siunka”

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