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

Definitions

  1. to stink; to smell

Ancestry of “rieken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchriekenAlternative form of ruken
2Old Dutchriekan—
3Proto-West Germanicreukanto smoke, to give off smoke
4Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic reukan →