Scent etymology

English

English word scent comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-, Proto-Germanic *wesaną (To consume, feast To be. To exist. To remain.)

Etymology of scent

Detailed word origin of scent

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*h₂wes- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*wesaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To consume, feast To be. To exist. To remain.
*sent- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to go, to feel  , to walk, travel, being, true, to head for, go
sentire Latin (lat)
sentir Old French (fro) To feel (have a feeling). To smell.
scent English (en) To have a smell.. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.. To detect the scent of. To impart an odour to (figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone.. (obsolete) Sense, perception.. A distinctive odour or smell.. A perfume.. An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.. The sense of smell.