Where does “unsoil” come from?

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

unsoil (English): To remove dirt or stains from

Definitions

  1. To remove dirt or stains from

Ancestry of “unsoil”, step by step

unsoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English soil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoilA mixture of mineral particles and organic...
2Old Englishsolianto soil; become defiled; make or become foul
3Proto-Germanicsulwōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulwōną →Every word from Old English solian →