sinken

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to sink in water
  • (intransitive) to drop, to go down
  • (intransitive) to collapse

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *sincan inherited from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (sink) derived 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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