Where does “sullow” come from?
sullow (English) comes from Middle English sulwen, from Middle English sulien, from Old English sylian, from Proto-Germanic suliwōną, from Proto-Indo-European sūl- — thick liquid, muck.
sullow (English): To sully; A plough
Ancestry of “sullow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sulwen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | sulien | to become dirty; to defile, pollute, taint; to... |
| 3 | Old English | sylian | to soil, pollute; to sully; to soil, make dirty;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suliwōną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sūl- | thick liquid, muck |