Where does “stinken” come from?

stinken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stincan, from Proto-West Germanic *stinkwan, from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stinken (Middle Dutch): to stink, to smell bad; to be abhorrent

Definitions

  1. to stink, to smell bad; to be abhorrent

Ancestry of “stinken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstincanto give off a smell
2Proto-West Germanic*stinkwanto stink
3Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

Words derived from “stinken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stinkwan →
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