Where does “stinkert” come from?

stinkert (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian stinkn, from Middle High German stinken, from Old High German stinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *stinkwan, from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stinkert (Bavarian): stinky

Definitions

  1. stinky

Ancestry of “stinkert”, step by step

stinkert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bavarian stinkn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianstinknto stink
2Middle High Germanstinken
3Old High Germanstinkan
4Proto-West Germanic*stinkwanto stink
5Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

via Bavarian ert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic stinkwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *stinkwan