Where does “foumart” come from?

foumart (English) comes from Middle English fulmard, from Old English fūl, from Proto-West Germanic fūl, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

foumart (English): A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae...

Definitions

  1. A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae...

Ancestry of “foumart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfulmard—
2Old Englishfūlfoul, unclean, impure, vile, corrupt, rotten,...
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 →