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Where does “sufel” come from?

sufel (Old English) comes from English soufflé, from French soufflé, from French souffler, from Old French sofler, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-.

sufel (Old English): anything eaten with bread, e.g. meat, vegetables,...

Definitions

  1. anything eaten with bread, e.g. meat, vegetables,...

Ancestry of “sufel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sufel”

  • sowl
  • souel
  • souvel
  • suvel
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