Where does “stinken” come from?

stinken (Dutch) comes from Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

stinken (Dutch): to stink

Definitions

  1. to stink

Ancestry of “stinken”, step by step

stinken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdieranimal, any member of the kingdom Animalia; her,...
2Middle Dutchdieranimal; inflection of die: ## feminine...
3Old Dutchdieranimal
4Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Middle Dutch stinken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstinkento stink, to smell bad; to be abhorrent
2Old Dutchstincanto give off a smell
3Proto-West Germanic*stinkwanto stink
4Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

Words derived from “stinken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →