stincan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to smell (give off a scent)
- to stink (smell bad)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *stinkwaną (stink).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*stinkwaną
Gloss
stink
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stink English
- *stengʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *stinkwandz Proto-Germanic
- *stinkwaną Proto-Germanic
- stinka Swedish
- gestincan Old English
- stinken, stynken Middle English
- stynken Middle English
- stynkynge Middle English
- støkkva Old Norse
- stökkva Icelandic
- stinkan Old High German
- 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- stincan Old Dutch
- stinkan Old Saxon