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Where does “stankwiz” come from?

stankwiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stankwiz (Proto-Germanic): odor; fragrance; stench

Definitions

  1. odor; fragrance; stench

Ancestry of “stankwiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

Words derived from “stankwiz”

  • stench
  • stenchful
  • stenchsome
  • stench
  • stenċ
  • stenk
  • stank
  • Stoank
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