Where does “riecan” come from?

riecan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic reukan, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.

riecan (Old Dutch): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “riecan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicreukanto smoke, to give off smoke
2Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic reukan →
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