Where does “stinking” come from?
stinking (Middle English) comes from Middle English stynkynge, from Middle English stynken, from Old English stincan, from Proto-West Germanic *stinkwan, from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.
stinking (Middle English): Alternative form of stynkynge
Definitions
- Alternative form of stynkynge
Ancestry of “stinking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stynkynge | The emission of a foul odour; A bad smell;... |
| 2 | Middle English | stynken | To emit a smell or stench; to stink; To be... |
| 3 | Old English | stincan | to smell; to stink |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stinkwan | to stink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stinkwaną | to hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stengʷ- | to push |