Where does “stynken” come from?

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

stynken (Middle English): To emit a smell or stench; to stink; To be...

Definitions

  1. To emit a smell or stench; to stink; To be...

Ancestry of “stynken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stynken”

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