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

Definitions

  1. rot

Ancestry of “Fäule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvūle—
2Old High Germanfūlī—
3Proto-Germanicfūlį̄—
4Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Words derived from “Fäule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlį̄ →