Where does “rüken” come from?

rüken (Low German) comes from Middle Dutch ruken, from Old Saxon rūkan, from Proto-West Germanic reukan, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.

rüken (Low German): to smell (something); to sniff (something)

Definitions

  1. to smell (something); to sniff (something)

Ancestry of “rüken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrukento smell, to perceive a smell; to smell, to emit...
2Old Saxonrūkanto smell
3Proto-West Germanicreukanto smoke, to give off smoke
4Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic reukan →