Where does “stinken” come from?

stinken (Low German) comes from Old Saxon stinkan, from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stinken (Low German): to stink

Definitions

  1. to stink

Ancestry of “stinken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstinkan—
2Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną →Every word from Old Saxon stinkan →