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Where does “fouth” come from?

fouth (English) comes from English fulth, from Middle English fulth, from Old English fylleþ, from Proto-Germanic fulliþō, from Proto-Indo-European pelə- — to wander; to fill.

fouth (English): Abundance; plenty; Abundant; copious; plenteous;...

Definitions

  1. Abundance; plenty; Abundant; copious; plenteous;...

Ancestry of “fouth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfulthFullness; abundance; plenty; Fill; sufficiency;...
2Middle Englishfulth—
3Old Englishfylleþfullness; a filling; a full moon
4Proto-Germanicfulliþōfullness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelə-to wander; to fill

Words derived from “fouth”

  • fouthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelə- →