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Where does “fulian” come from?

fulian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fūlāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

fulian (Old English): to become foul; rot; decay

Definitions

  1. to become foul; rot; decay

Ancestry of “fulian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicfūlānąTo become foul; rot; decay
2Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
3Proto-Germanic-ajaną—
4Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “fulian”

  • foulen
  • fulen
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