Where does “fouler” come from?
fouler (French) comes from Middle French fouller, from Old French foler, from Medieval Latin fullo, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
fouler (French): to stamp, impress, dent; to mill; to walk on,...
Definitions
- to stamp, impress, dent; to mill; to walk on,...
Ancestry of “fouler”, step by step
fouler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French fouller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | fouller | to mistreat |
| 2 | Old French | foler | to destroy; to mistreat |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 4 | Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Medieval Latin fullare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | fullare | — |