suhlen
German (Berlin)
/ˈzuːlən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (reflexive) to wallow to roll oneself about in something dirty
- () to wallow to immerse oneself in
- (dialectal) to soil to make dirty
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German süln inherited from Old High German *sulen inherited from Proto-Germanic *sulwōną derived from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (thick liquid, muck).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sūl-
Gloss
thick liquid, muck
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Free-Soilism English
- antisoil English
- besoil English
- hydrosoil English
- neosoil English
- nonsoil English
- paleosoil English
- soil English
- soilable English
- soilborne English
- soiler English
- soilization English
- soilless English
- soillike English
- soilscape English
- soilsome English
- soily English
- subsoil English
- supersoil English
- topsoil English
- undersoil English
- unsoiling English
- souiller French
- souillure French
- *sūl- Proto-Indo-European
- *suliwōną Proto-Germanic
- *sulwōną Proto-Germanic
- *sulą Proto-Germanic
- *sulōną Proto-Germanic
- soile Middle English
- *sulen Old High German
- süln Middle High German
- souiller Middle French
- *sauljan Frankish