Where does “fitchew” come from?

fitchew (English) comes from Middle Dutch visse, from Latin vissio — wiesel; stench.

fitchew (English): polecat

Definitions

  1. polecat

Ancestry of “fitchew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvissepolecat; nasty
2Latinvissiowiesel; stench
Every word from Latin vissio →Every word from Middle Dutch visse →