Where does “stinker” come from?

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

stinker (Swedish): present of stinka

Definitions

  1. present of stinka

Ancestry of “stinker”, 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 →