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
- to soil, sully, dirty; to make unclean or impure;...
Ancestry of “souiller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | souiller | — |
| 2 | Old French | soillier | Alternative form of souillier; to soil |
| 3 | Frankish | *sulwijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sulwijaną | to make dirty; to sully |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sūl- | thick liquid, muck |
Words derived from “souiller”