Where does “Fäule” come from?
Fäule (German) comes from Middle High German vūle, from Old High German fūlī, from Proto-Germanic fūlį̄, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...
Fäule (German): rot
Ancestry of “Fäule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vūle | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fūlī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fūlį̄ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fūlaz | foul, dirty; rotten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pū- | rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,... |
Words derived from “Fäule”