Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “suvel” come from?

suvel (Middle English) comes from Old English sufel, from English soufflé, from French soufflé, from French souffler, from Old French sofler, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō.

suvel (Middle English): food eaten with bread; food in general

Definitions

  1. food eaten with bread; food in general

Ancestry of “suvel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsufelanything eaten with bread, e.g. meat, vegetables,...
2EnglishsouffléA baked dish made from beaten egg whites and...
3Frenchsoufflésoufflé; past participle of souffler
4Frenchsoufflerto blow; to blow out; to whisper
5Old Frenchsofler—
6Latinsufflō—
7Latinflō—
8Proto-Italicflāō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “suvel”

  • sowl
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