Where does “fouter” come from?

fouter (English) comes from French foutre, from Latin futuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

fouter (English): A despicable fellow

Definitions

  1. A despicable fellow

Ancestry of “fouter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfoutreto do, to fuck around with, to dick around, to...
2Latinfutuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Latin futuere →Every word from French foutre →
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