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Where does “subsoiler” come from?

subsoiler (English) comes from English subsoil, from English soil, from Old English solian, from Proto-Germanic sulwōną, from Proto-Indo-European sūl- — thick liquid, muck.

subsoiler (English): A type of plough that loosens the subsoil

Definitions

  1. A type of plough that loosens the subsoil

Ancestry of “subsoiler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubsoilThe layer of earth that is below the topsoil; To...
2EnglishsoilA mixture of mineral particles and organic...
3Old Englishsolianto soil; become defiled; make or become foul
4Proto-Germanicsulwōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck
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