Where does “vuil” come from?

vuil (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vuil, from Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

vuil (Afrikaans): obscene, indecent, dirty; dishonorable

Definitions

  1. obscene, indecent, dirty; dishonorable

Ancestry of “vuil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvuildirty, filthy; obscene, lewd; dishonorable
2Middle Dutchvuulrotten
3Old Dutchfūl—
4Proto-Germanic*fūl—
5Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fūl →