Where does “FOSSie” come from?

FOSSie (English) comes from English FOSS, from Icelandic foss, from Old Norse fors, from Proto-Germanic fursaz, from Pre-Germanic pŕ̥sos, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

FOSSie (English): An advocate of free open source software

Definitions

  1. An advocate of free open source software

Ancestry of “FOSSie”, step by step

FOSSie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English FOSS

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFOSSInitialism of Free and Open Source Software
2Icelandicfossa waterfall
3Old Norseforsa waterfall
4Proto-Germanicfursazwaterfall, torrent
5Pre-Germanicpŕ̥sos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Pre-Germanic pŕ̥sos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fursaz →
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