Where does “fowlish” come from?
fowlish (English) comes from English fowl, from Middle English foul, from Old English fuġol, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
fowlish (English): Like, characteristic of, or resembling a fowl;...
Definitions
- Like, characteristic of, or resembling a fowl;...
Ancestry of “fowlish”, step by step
fowlish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fowl
| 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 |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |