Where does “sulien” come from?

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

sulien (Middle English): to become dirty; to defile, pollute, taint; to...

Definitions

  1. to become dirty; to defile, pollute, taint; to...

Ancestry of “sulien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsylianto soil, pollute; to sully; to soil, make dirty;...
2Proto-Germanicsuliwōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck

Words derived from “sulien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic suliwōną →Every word from Old English sylian →