Where does “stink” come from?

stink (Swedish) comes from Swedish stinka, from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stink (Swedish): imperative of stinka

Definitions

  1. imperative of stinka

Ancestry of “stink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishstinkaTo smell bad; to stink, reek; to give impression...
2Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną →Every word from Swedish stinka →