Where does “smellfungi” come from?
smellfungi (English) comes from English smellfungus, from English smell, from Middle English smellen, from Old English smiellan, from Proto-West Germanic smallijan, from Proto-Indo-European smel- — to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...
smellfungi (English): plural of smellfungus
Ancestry of “smellfungi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | smellfungus | faultfinder, complainer, grumbler |
| 2 | English | smell | A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by... |
| 3 | Middle English | smellen | To sense a smell or smells; To give off an odor;... |
| 4 | Old English | smiellan | |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | smallijan | to glow, burn, smoulder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smel- | to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,... |