Where does “fouse” come from?
fouse (English) comes from Middle English fous, from Old English fūs, from Proto-West Germanic *funs — ready to go.
fouse (English): ready, eager, prompt, quick, striving forward,...
Definitions
- ready, eager, prompt, quick, striving forward,...
Ancestry of “fouse”, step by step
fouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English fous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fous | ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to,... |
| 2 | Old English | fūs | ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *funs | ready to go |
via Middle English fus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fus | ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to,... |