Where does “vuilmaken” come from?

vuilmaken (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,...

vuilmaken (Dutch): to dirty, to soil, to stain

Definitions

  1. to dirty, to soil, to stain

Ancestry of “vuilmaken”, step by step

vuilmaken 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 maken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
2Middle Dutchmākento make
3Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
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