su̯ek-

English meaning                      to smell (well)

German meaning                     `(gut) riechen'

Grammatical comments         

General comments                  nur brit. und westgerm.

Derivatives                             

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.

See also                                  

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