Where does “souiller” come from?

souiller (French) comes from Middle French souiller, from Old French soillier, from Frankish *sulwijan, from Proto-Germanic sulwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European sūl- — thick liquid, muck.

souiller (French): to soil, sully, dirty; to make unclean or impure;...

Definitions

  1. to soil, sully, dirty; to make unclean or impure;...

Ancestry of “souiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsouiller—
2Old FrenchsoillierAlternative form of souillier; to soil
3Frankish*sulwijan—
4Proto-Germanicsulwijanąto make dirty; to sully
5Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck

Words derived from “souiller”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulwijaną →Every word from Frankish *sulwijan →