Where does “rieken” come from?
rieken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rieken, from Old Dutch riekan, from Proto-West Germanic reukan, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.
rieken (Dutch): to stink; to smell
Ancestry of “rieken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | rieken | Alternative form of ruken |
| 2 | Old Dutch | riekan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | reukan | to smoke, to give off smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | reukaną | to smoke, to give off a vapour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rougi- | — |