Where does “stænke” come from?

stænke (Danish) comes from Old Danish stænkæ, from Old Norse støkkva, from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stænke (Danish): to sprinkle

Definitions

  1. to sprinkle

Ancestry of “stænke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishstænkæ—
2Old Norsestøkkva—
3Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

Words derived from “stænke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną →Every word from Old Norse støkkva →