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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

Words derived from “Fitchew”

  • fitch
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