Where does “stink” come from?
stink (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch stinken, from Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
stink (Afrikaans): to stink
Definitions
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Ancestry of “stink”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stinken | to stink |
| 2 | Dutch | dier | animal, any member of the kingdom Animalia; her,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dier | animal; inflection of die: ## feminine... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dier | animal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |