Where does “sacka” come from?

sacka (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German sacken, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

sacka (Swedish): to stall

Definitions

  1. to stall

Ancestry of “sacka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansacken—
2Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
3Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Middle Low German sacken →