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Number: 1923
Root: su̯ek-
English meaning: to smell (well)
German meaning: `(gut) riechen'
General comments: nur brit. und westgerm.
Material: Cymr. chweg `süß, angenehm', corn. whek, bret. c'houek; cymr. chwaeth (*su̯ekto-) `Geschmack'; ahd. swehhan `riechen, stinken, hervorquellen'; mit Geminata ahd. swekhe, sueckia Pl. `odores', as. swec `Geruch, Duft', ags. swecc, swæcc `Geschmack, Geruch, Duft', sweccan `riechen'.
References: WP. II 521.
Pages: 1043
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *sweg-
Meaning: to smell
Celtic: *swekto- > Cymr chweg `dulcis, mavis', chwaith `gustus, sapor', Corn whek `dulcis, mavis', Bret c'houek `dulcis, mavis'
Russ. meaning: пахнуть
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *swikan-, *swakinōn- vb., *swakjan- vb.
Meaning: smell, taste
Old English: swecc, swäcc `Geschmack, Geruch, Dust', (ge-)sweccan `riechen'
Old Saxon: swec `Geruch, Duft'
Old High German: { swehhan `riechen stinken, hervorquellen'; pl. swekke `odores' }
Middle High German: swɛchenōn wk. 'duften'
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