Where does “stænkæ” come from?

stænkæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse støkkva, from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

Ancestry of “stænkæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestøkkva—
2Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

Words derived from “stænkæ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną →Every word from Old Norse støkkva →