English

reeker

From reek + -er.

A compound of reek + -er

Proto-Indo-European *rowgi-

Proto-Germanic *raukiz ‘smoke, vapour’

Proto-West Germanic *rauki ‘smoke’

Old English rēc ‘smoke’

Middle English rek ‘smoke’

English reek

Today it means

noun Something that emits a very bad smell; that which reeks.

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