Where does “stank” come from?

stank (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Low German stank, from Proto-Germanic stankwiz, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stank (Norwegian Nynorsk): stench, stink

Definitions

  1. stench, stink

Ancestry of “stank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanstankstink; stench; smell
2Proto-Germanicstankwizodor; fragrance; stench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stankwiz →Every word from Low German stank →