Where does “defoulen” come from?
defoulen (Middle English) comes from Middle English foulen, from Old English fūlian, from Proto-Germanic fūlāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
defoulen (Middle English): To injure or damage; to cause harm to
Definitions
- To injure or damage; to cause harm to
Ancestry of “defoulen”, step by step
defoulen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English foulen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | foulen | To dirty or foul; to make or become dirty |
| 2 | Old English | fūlian | to become foul; rot; decay |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fūlāną | To become foul; rot; decay |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old French defouler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | defouler | — |
| 2 | Old French | dé- | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |