Where does “stank” come from?

stank (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stanc, from Old Dutch stank, from Proto-Germanic stankwaz.

stank (Dutch): stench

Definitions

  1. stench

Ancestry of “stank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstanc—
2Old Dutchstank—
3Proto-Germanicstankwaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic stankwaz →Every word from Old Dutch stank →Every word from Middle Dutch stanc →