Where does “vuile ziekte” come from?

vuile ziekte (Dutch) 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,...

vuile ziekte (Dutch): sexually transmitted disease, STD

Definitions

  1. sexually transmitted disease, STD

Ancestry of “vuile ziekte”, step by step

vuile ziekte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vuil

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,...

via Dutch ziekte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchziekteThe state of sickness; An illness, disease
2Middle Dutchsiecte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fūl →