Where does “sefoul” come from?
sefoul (Middle English) comes from Old English sǣfugol, from Old English fuġol, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “sefoul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sǣfugol | seabird |
| 2 | Old English | fuġol | bird |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fugl | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “sefoul”