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Where does “fouetter” come from?

fouetter (French) comes from French fouet, from Old French fou, from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

fouetter (French): to beat with a whip; to hit and sting like a...

Definitions

  1. to beat with a whip; to hit and sting like a...

Ancestry of “fouetter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfouetwhip; whisk; tip
2Old Frenchfoubeech
3Latinfāgus—
4Proto-Italicfāgos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “fouetter”

  • fouetté
  • fouetté
  • refouetter
  • fouette-cul
  • fouette
  • fouetteur
  • fouettement
  • fouettard
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