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Where does “suvel” come from?

suvel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sūval, from Old Norse sufl, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “suvel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsūvalfood eaten with bread
2Old Norsesufl—
3Latinsufflō—
4Latinflō—
5Proto-Italicflāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “suvel”

  • zuivel
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