Where does “solewen” come from?

solewen (Middle English) comes from Middle English sulien, from Old English sylian, from Proto-Germanic suliwōną, from Proto-Indo-European sūl- — thick liquid, muck.

Ancestry of “solewen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsuliento become dirty; to defile, pollute, taint; to...
2Old Englishsylianto soil, pollute; to sully; to soil, make dirty;...
3Proto-Germanicsuliwōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic suliwōną →Every word from Old English sylian →