Where does “fowling” come from?
Fowling derives from Middle English foulen, from Old French foler, from Latin fullō meaning a person who fulls cloth, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- meaning to swell or blow.
fowling (English): present participle of fowl; A session of hunting...
Definitions
- present participle of fowl; A session of hunting...
Ancestry of “fowling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fowl | A bird; A bird of the order Galliformes,... |
| 2 | Middle English | foul | Alternative form of fole; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | fuġol | bird |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fugl | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |