Reconstruction:Old Norse/sinkva
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Old Norse[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[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).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
*sinkva (singular past indicative sank, plural past indicative sunku, past participle sunkinn) (Old East Norse)
- (intransitive) to sink
Related terms[edit]
- *sænkja (transitive)