Where does “vuil” come from?

vuil (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): dirty, filthy; obscene, lewd; dishonorable

Definitions

  1. dirty, filthy; obscene, lewd; dishonorable

Ancestry of “vuil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvuulrotten
2Old Dutchfūl—
3Proto-Germanic*fūl—
4Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Words derived from “vuil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fūl →