Where does “stenċ” come from?

stenċ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic stankwiz, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stenċ (Old English): stench, odor, fragrance

Definitions

  1. stench, odor, fragrance

Ancestry of “stenċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstankwizodor; fragrance; stench
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

Words derived from “stenċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stankwiz →