Where does “fuul” come from?

fuul (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic fūl, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

fuul (Central Franconian): rotten, putrid

Definitions

  1. rotten, putrid

Ancestry of “fuul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvūl—
2Old High Germanfūl—
3Proto-West Germanicfūlfoul, dirty
4Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fūl →
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