Where does “sjunka” come from?

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

sjunka (Swedish): sink

Definitions

  1. sink

Ancestry of “sjunka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsiunkato sink
2Old Norsesøkkvato sink; to let sink
3Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

Words derived from “sjunka”

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