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

Definitions

  1. To sully; A plough

Ancestry of “sullow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsulwen—
2Middle Englishsuliento become dirty; to defile, pollute, taint; to...
3Old Englishsylianto soil, pollute; to sully; to soil, make dirty;...
4Proto-Germanicsuliwōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic suliwōną →Every word from Old English sylian →
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