Where does “fwete” come from?

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

fwete (Mauritian Creole): to whip

Definitions

  1. to whip

Ancestry of “fwete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfouetterto beat with a whip; to hit and sting like a...
2Frenchfouetwhip; whisk; tip
3Old Frenchfoubeech
4Latinfāgusbeech tree
5Proto-Italicfāgos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic fāgos →Every word from Latin fāgus →