Where does “Fulebek” come from?

Fulebek (Middle English) comes from Old English fūl, from Proto-West Germanic fūl, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Ancestry of “Fulebek”, step by step

Fulebek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fūl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfūlfoul, unclean, impure, vile, corrupt, rotten,...
2Proto-West Germanicfūlfoul, dirty
3Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

via Old Norse bekkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebekkrbench; brook, creek
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fūl →