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'
