Where does “gestanc” come from?

gestanc (Middle High German) comes from Middle Dutch stanc, from Old Dutch stank, from Proto-Germanic stankwaz.

Ancestry of “gestanc”, step by step

gestanc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch stanc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstanc—
2Old Dutchstank—
3Proto-Germanicstankwaz—

via Old High German gistank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangistank—

Words derived from “gestanc”

Every word from Proto-Germanic stankwaz →Every word from Old Dutch stank →Every word from Middle Dutch stanc →