Where does “stank” come from?

stank (Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic stankwiz, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stank (Low German): stink; stench; smell

Definitions

  1. stink; stench; smell

Ancestry of “stank”, step by step

stank traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic stankwiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstankwizodor; fragrance; stench
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

via Old Saxon stank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstank—

via Middle Low German stank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstank—

Words derived from “stank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stankwiz →