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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sinkwaną

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ- (to sink, to drop).[1] Cognate with Old Armenian անկանիմ (ankanim) and ընկենում (ənkenum).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiŋʷ.kʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*sinkwaną[3][4]

  1. to sink

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  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. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ənkenum”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 280
  3. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sinkwan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437
  4. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*senkwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 325