Where does “foulish” come from?
foulish (English) comes from English foul, from Middle English foulen, from Old English fūlian, from Proto-Germanic fūlāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
foulish (English): Somewhat foul; Obsolete form of foolish
Definitions
- Somewhat foul; Obsolete form of foolish
Ancestry of “foulish”, step by step
foulish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foul | Covered with, or containing unclean matter;... |
| 2 | Middle English | foulen | To dirty or foul; to make or become dirty |
| 3 | Old English | fūlian | to become foul; rot; decay |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fūlāną | To become foul; rot; decay |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |