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Where does “fust” come from?

Fust comes from Old French fust, from Latin fustis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-.

fust (English): A strong musty smell; mustiness; The shaft of a...

Definitions

  1. A strong musty smell; mustiness; The shaft of a...

Ancestry of “fust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefustafust
2Latinfustabeam
3Latinfūstis—
4Latin-ārium—
5Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
6Proto-Italic*-om—
7Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “fust”

  • fusted
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