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Where does “foler” come from?

foler (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

foler (Anglo-Norman): to destroy; to mistreat

Definitions

  1. to destroy; to mistreat

Ancestry of “foler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfullofuller
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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