slinken
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈslɪŋ.kə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to shrink, to lessen, to decrease
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch slinken inherited from Old Dutch *slinkan inherited from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (crawl, creep).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*slinkaną
Gloss
crawl, creep
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process