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Where does “Stank” come from?

Stank (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon stank.

Stank (German Low German): stink; stench; smell

Definitions

  1. stink; stench; smell

Ancestry of “Stank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstank—
Every word from Old Saxon stank →