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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