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
- obscene, indecent, dirty; dishonorable
Ancestry of “vuil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vuil | dirty, filthy; obscene, lewd; dishonorable |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vuul | rotten |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fūl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *fūl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fūlaz | foul, dirty; rotten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pū- | rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,... |