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