Where does “stinka” come from?

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

stinka (Swedish): To smell bad; to stink, reek; to give impression...

Definitions

  1. To smell bad; to stink, reek; to give impression...

Ancestry of “stinka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

Words derived from “stinka”

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