sink

Afrikaans

/səŋk/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to sink

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish zinken (sink) inherited from Middle Dutch sinken inherited from Old Dutch *sincan inherited from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (sink) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ- (sink, fall, drop).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sengʷ-

Gloss

sink, fall, drop

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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