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Where does “fouke” come from?

fouke (Jamtish) comes from Jamtish fýke, from Old Norse fjúka, from Proto-Germanic feukaną, from Proto-Indo-European pug-, from Proto-Indo-European pew- — to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe.

fouke (Jamtish): a little while, a short while

Definitions

  1. a little while, a short while

Ancestry of “fouke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Jamtishfýke—
2Old Norsefjúkato be drifted; to fly
3Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe
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