Where does “geruchtilgend” come from?

geruchtilgend (German) comes from German Geruch, from Middle High German rūch, from Old High German rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.

geruchtilgend (German): deodorant, deodorizing

Definitions

  1. deodorant, deodorizing

Ancestry of “geruchtilgend”, step by step

geruchtilgend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Geruch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeruchsmell, odour
2Middle High Germanrūch—
3Old High Germanrūhrough
4Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

via German tilgend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantilgendpresent participle of tilgen
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →Every word from Old High German rūh →Every word from Middle High German rūch →