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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

  1. to stamp, impress, dent; to mill; to walk on,...

Ancestry of “fouler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfoullerto mistreat
2Old Frenchfolerto destroy; to mistreat
3Medieval Latinfullofuller
4Latinfullofuller
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fouler”

  • refoulment
  • foulage
  • refoul
  • non-refoulment
  • fouleur
  • foulage
  • fouloir
  • foultitude
  • foulure
  • refoulement
  • foule
  • refouler
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