Where does “fúll” come from?

fúll (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

fúll (Icelandic): foul, rotten; in a foul mood, sullen

Definitions

  1. foul, rotten; in a foul mood, sullen

Ancestry of “fúll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefúllfoul
2Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Words derived from “fúll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlaz →Every word from Old Norse fúll →