Where does “fylan” come from?
fylan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *fūlijan, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...
fylan (Old English): to defile, make foul
Ancestry of “fylan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *fūlijan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fūlaz | foul, dirty; rotten |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pū- | rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,... |
Words derived from “fylan”