Where does “witvuil” come from?

witvuil (Dutch) comes from Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

witvuil (Dutch): white discharge resulting from endometritis in livestock

Definitions

  1. white discharge resulting from endometritis in livestock

Ancestry of “witvuil”, step by step

witvuil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwitwhite; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
2Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
3Old Dutchwītwhite
4Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
5Proto-Germanic*wet—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

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,...
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