sinkan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną, akin to Old Saxon sinkan, Old English sincan, Old Norse sökkva, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌰𐌽 (sigqan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ-.

Verb

sinkan

1. to sink

Conjugation

Conjugation of sinkan (strong class 3)

infinitive	sinkan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	sinku, sinko	sank
2nd person singular	sinkis, sinkist	sunki
3rd person singular	sinkit	sank
1st person plural	sinkem, sinkemēs	sunkum, sunkumēs
2nd person plural	sinket	sunkut
3rd person plural	sinkant	sunkun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sinke	sunki
2nd person singular	sinkēs, sinkēst	sunkīs, sunkīst
3rd person singular	sinke	sunki
1st person plural	sinkēm, sinkemēs	sunkīm, sunkīmēs
2nd person plural	sinkēt	sunkīt
3rd person plural	sinkēn	sunkīn
imperative	present
singular	sink
plural	sinket
participle	present	past
	sinkanti	sunk

Descendants

• German: sinken

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną, akin to Old English sincan, Old Frisian sinka, Old High German sinkan, Old Norse sökkva. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ-.

Verb

sinkan

1. to sink

Conjugation

Conjugation of sinkan (strong class 3)

infinitive	sinkan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	sinku	sank
2nd person singular	sinkis	sunki
3rd person singular	sinkid	sank
plural	sinkad	sunkun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sinke	sunki
2nd person singular	sinkes	sunkis
3rd person singular	sinke	sunki
plural	sinken	sunkin
imperative	present
singular	sink
plural	sinkad
participle	present	past
	sinkandi	gisunkan, sunkan

Descendants

• Low German: sinken