Etymology

sench

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Today it means: To cause to sink. Full definition →

Old English senċan ← Proto-West Germanic *sankwijan
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*sankwijan
  2. Old English · inherited fromsenċan
  3. English todaysench

From Old English senċan, causitive of sincan, from Proto-West Germanic *sankwijan.

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