Where does “fowl” come from?
Fowl comes from Middle English foul, Old French fol, and Latin follis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
fowl (English): A bird; A bird of the order Galliformes,...
Definitions
- A bird; A bird of the order Galliformes,...
Ancestry of “fowl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | foul | Alternative form of fole; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | fuġol | bird |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fugl | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |