Where does “vūl” come from?

vūl (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic fūl, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Ancestry of “vūl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfūl
2Proto-West Germanicfūlfoul, dirty
3Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Words derived from “vūl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū-Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic fūl