Where does “odør” come from?

odør (Danish) comes from French odeur, from Middle French odeur, from Old French odor, from Latin odor, from Latin odōs, from Proto-Italic odōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

odør (Danish): bad or foul smell

Definitions

  1. bad or foul smell

Ancestry of “odør”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchodeursmell, odour
2Middle Frenchodeursmell
3Old Frenchodorsmell
4LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
5Latinodōs—
6Proto-Italicodōs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos →Every word from Proto-Italic odōs →