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Where does “fūlāną” come from?

fūlāną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

fūlāną (Proto-Germanic): To become foul; rot; decay

Definitions

  1. To become foul; rot; decay

Ancestry of “fūlāną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
2Proto-Germanic-ajaną—
3Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “fūlāną”

  • faulen
  • fulen
  • foulen
  • fūlian
  • fūlēn
  • fūlen
  • vūlen
  • faulen
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