Where does “suylen” come from?

suylen (Middle English) comes from Old French soillier, from Frankish *sulwijan, from Proto-Germanic sulwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European sūl- — thick liquid, muck.

suylen (Middle English): to sully, make dirty

Definitions

  1. to sully, make dirty

Ancestry of “suylen”, step by step

suylen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French soillier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchsoillierAlternative form of souillier; to soil
2Frankish*sulwijan—
3Proto-Germanicsulwijanąto make dirty; to sully
4Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck

via Old French souillier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsouillierto dirty; to stain; to tarnish
2Frankishsauljan—
3Proto-Germanicsulwōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulwijaną →Every word from Frankish *sulwijan →