Where does “soule” come from?
soule (Middle English) comes from Middle English sowel, from Old English sufel, from English soufflé, from French soufflé, from French souffler, from Old French sofler, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō.
soule (Middle English): A soul or spirit; an animating force
Definitions
- A soul or spirit; an animating force
Ancestry of “soule”, step by step
soule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English sowel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sowel | Food, especially that served with bread as a side or condiment; sowl |
| 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- | — |
via Old English sāwol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sāwol | soul, life, spirit, being |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |