Where does “beruiken” come from?
beruiken (Dutch) comes from Dutch ruiken, from Middle Dutch ruken, from Old Saxon rūkan, from Proto-West Germanic reukan, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.
beruiken (Dutch): to smell at, sniff at
Definitions
- to smell at, sniff at
Ancestry of “beruiken”, step by step
beruiken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ruiken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ruiken | To smell |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ruken | to smell, to perceive a smell; to smell, to emit... |
| 3 | Old Saxon | rūkan | to smell |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | reukan | to smoke, to give off smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | reukaną | to smoke, to give off a vapour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rougi- | — |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |