Where does “vulen” come from?

vulen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old High German fulīn, from Proto-Germanic fulīną, from Proto-Germanic fulô, from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-", from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.

vulen (Middle Dutch): to make/become foul, stinking, rotten; to become...

Definitions

  1. to make/become foul, stinking, rotten; to become...

Ancestry of “vulen”, step by step

vulen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German fulīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfulīn—
2Proto-Germanicfulīną—
3Proto-Germanicfulôfoal
4Proto-Indo-European"pl̥Hon-"—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young

via Old Dutch fūlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfūlen—
2Proto-West Germanic*fūlijanto befoul, make dirty

Words derived from “vulen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-" →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulô →