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
- To emit a smell or stench; to stink; To be...
Ancestry of “stynken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | stincan | to smell; to stink |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *stinkwan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stinkwaną | to hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stengʷ- | to push |
Words derived from “stynken”