Etymology Explorer › Danish

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

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