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Where does “sufol” come from?

sufol (Old English) comes from Old Norse sufl, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

sufol (Old English): anything eaten with bread; sowl; sowl

Definitions

  1. anything eaten with bread; sowl; sowl

Ancestry of “sufol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesufl—
2Latinsufflō—
3Latinflō—
4Proto-Italicflāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “sufol”

  • sowl
  • souel
  • souvel
  • suvel
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