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Where does “reukan” come from?

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

reukan (Proto-West Germanic): to smoke, to give off smoke

Definitions

  1. to smoke, to give off smoke

Ancestry of “reukan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—

Words derived from “reukan”

  • Riechstoff
  • Riechkolben
  • Ruch
  • riechbar
  • riechen
  • ruiken
  • rieken
  • reocan
  • ruken
  • rieken
  • riohhan
  • rūhhan
  • rūchen
  • berichen
  • richen
  • rūkan
  • riekan
  • rūcan
  • riecan
  • rüken
  • ruche
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