Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stunkwiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

*stunkiz (West Germanic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstuŋʷ.kʷiz/

Noun

*stunkwiz m

stench

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *stunkwiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stunkwiz	*stunkwīz
vocative	*stunkwi	*stunkwīz
accusative	*stunkwį	*stunkwinz
genitive	*stunkwīz	*stunkwijǫ̂
dative	*stunkwī	*stunkwimaz
instrumental	*stunkwī	*stunkwimiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: stync, stynċ
- Middle English: stench, stenche, stinche, stunch, stynche; stænc, stinnch (conflated with *stankwiz)
  - English: stench
  - Scots: stench, stinch
Old Saxon: stunk
Gothic: *𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌵 (*stugq) (in 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌵 (bistugq), from *stunkwą?)

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