Where does “geruchsneutral” come from?

geruchsneutral (German) comes from German neutral, from Latin neutrālis, from Latin neuter, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

geruchsneutral (German): unscented

Definitions

  1. unscented

Ancestry of “geruchsneutral”, step by step

geruchsneutral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German neutral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneutralneutral
2Latinneutrālisneuter
3Latinneuterneither; neuter; neuter, intransitive
4Latinno; not
5LatingēnsRoman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)
6Proto-Italic*gentis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via German Geruch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeruchsmell, odour
2Middle High Germanrūch
3Old High Germanrūhrough
4Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-