Where does “souillier” come from?
souillier (Old French) comes from Frankish sauljan, from Proto-Germanic sulwōną, from Proto-Indo-European sūl- — thick liquid, muck.
souillier (Old French): to dirty; to stain; to tarnish
Definitions
- to dirty; to stain; to tarnish
Ancestry of “souillier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | sauljan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sulwōną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sūl- | thick liquid, muck |
Words derived from “souillier”