Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sengʷ-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sengʷ-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Root

*sengʷ-[1]

1. to sink
2. to fall
3. to drop

Derived terms

• *séngʷ- ~ *sn̥gʷ- (aorist)
  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: անկաւ (ankaw)
• *séngʷ-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *sinkwaną (see there for further descendants)
• *songʷ-
  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: ընկենում (ənkenum)

Descendants

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sengʷ-

References

1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001) Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 531–532