Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stankwiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*stankwaz
*stankiz (West Germanic)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to hit, push”), from *(s)tew- (“to beat, thrust”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɑŋʷ.kʷiz/

Noun

*stankwiz m

odor; fragrance
stench

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *stankwiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stankwiz	*stankwīz
vocative	*stankwi	*stankwīz
accusative	*stankwį	*stankwinz
genitive	*stankwīz	*stankwijǫ̂
dative	*stankwī	*stankwimaz
instrumental	*stankwī	*stankwimiz

Synonyms

*stunkwiz

Related terms

*stinkwaną

Descendants

Old English: stenc, stenċ
- Middle English: stenc, stænc, stank, stench, stenche
  - Scots: stench
  - English: stench
Old Frisian: *stank, *stenk
- Saterland Frisian: Stoank
Old Saxon: stank
- Middle Low German: stank
  - German Low German: Stank
Old Dutch: stank
- Middle Dutch: stanc
  - Dutch: stank
Old High German: *stank, stanc, stanch, *stenki
- Middle High German: stanc, stenke
  - German: Stank; Gestank
Old Norse: stǫkkr (< *stankwaz)
- Norwegian: stank (< Middle Low German?)
- Swedish: stank (< Middle Low German?)
- Danish: stank (< Middle Low German?)

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