Where does “sǒuel” come from?
sǒuel (Middle English) comes from Middle English suvel, from Old English sufel, from English soufflé, from French soufflé, from French souffler, from Old French sofler, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō.
Ancestry of “sǒuel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | suvel | food eaten with bread; food in general |
| 2 | Old English | sufel | anything eaten with bread, e.g. meat, vegetables,... |
| 3 | English | soufflé | A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and... |
| 4 | French | soufflé | soufflé; past participle of souffler |
| 5 | French | souffler | to blow; to blow out; to whisper |
| 6 | Old French | sofler | — |
| 7 | Latin | sufflō | to blow, puff up, inflate |
| 8 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |