stench

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɛnt͡ʃ/

Inherited from Middle English

Inherited from Old English

Cognate with Dutch

Cognate with German

Cognate with Danish

Cognate with Swedish

Cognate with Icelandic

In summary

From Middle English stench, from Old English stenċ (“stench, odor, fragrance”), from Proto-Germanic *stankwiz (“smell, fragrance, odor”), from Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- (“to push, thrust”). Cognate with Dutch stank (“stench, odor”), German Stank, Gestank (“stench, odor, smell”), Danish stank (“stench”), Swedish stank (“stench”), Icelandic stækja (“stench”).