Where does “stank” come from?

stank (Swedish) comes from English splash, from English plash, from Middle English plasch, from Old English plæsċ — pool, puddle.

stank (Swedish): stink, stench

Definitions

  1. stink, stench

Ancestry of “stank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsplashThe sound made by an object hitting a liquid; A...
2EnglishplashA small pool of standing water; a puddle; A...
3Middle Englishplasch—
4Old Englishplæsċpool, puddle
Every word from Old English plæsċ →