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Where does “fūlī” come from?

fūlī (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic fūlį̄, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Ancestry of “fūlī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfūlį̄—
2Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Words derived from “fūlī”

  • Fäule
  • Zahnfäule
  • fiule
  • viule
  • vūle
  • fūle
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