Where does “stinkdyr” come from?

stinkdyr (Danish) comes from Danish stinke, from German stinken, 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.

stinkdyr (Danish): skunk

Definitions

  1. skunk

Ancestry of “stinkdyr”, step by step

stinkdyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stinke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstinketo stink
2Germanstinkento stink
3Middle High Germanstinken—
4Old High Germanstinkan—
5Proto-West Germanic*stinkwanto stink
6Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

via Danish dyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdyranimal, beast; animal; deer
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stinkwan →