Where does “odeur” come from?
odeur (Dutch) 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.
odeur (Dutch): odor, smell
Ancestry of “odeur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | odeur | smell, odour |
| 2 | Middle French | odeur | — |
| 3 | Old French | odor | — |
| 4 | Latin | odor | A smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion |
| 5 | Latin | odōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | odōs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃édos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |