pewdʰ-

“to rot, stink”

Widely accepteddecaysmell

Source of Latin pūtēre, pūtidus, English putrid, putative

Root for rotting, yielding Latin pūtēre (to stink) and English putrid, putrefy.

h₁neyḱ-sko-“to begin to perish, vanish”h₃ed-“to smell, stink”h₃ed-mn̥-“smell, odor”pewH-n-“to rot, decay, fester”weyh₁-sko-“to begin to separate, wither”