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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sinkwaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ- (to sink, to drop).[1] Cognate with Old Armenian անկանիմ (ankanim) and ընկենում (ənkenum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiŋʷ.kʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sinkwaną[2][3]

  1. to sink

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sinkwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*senkwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 325
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