Where does “sylian” come from?

sylian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic suliwōną, from Proto-Indo-European sūl- — thick liquid, muck.

sylian (Old English): to soil, pollute; to sully; to soil, make dirty;...

Definitions

  1. to soil, pollute; to sully; to soil, make dirty;...

Ancestry of “sylian”, step by step

sylian traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic suliwōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsuliwōną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck

via Proto-Germanic sulwōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsulwōną—

via Proto-Germanic sulwijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsulwijanąto make dirty; to sully

Words derived from “sylian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic suliwōną →