søkkva

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Old Norse [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ- (“to sink, to drop”). Compare Old English sincan, Old Frisian sinka, Old Saxon sinkan, Old High German sinkan, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌰𐌽 (sigqan).

Verb [edit]

søkkva (past tense sǫkk) (intransitive)

  1. to sink

Descendants [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną.

Verb [edit]

søkkva (past tense sǫkk) (transitive)

  1. to let sink
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