Where does “foilen” come from?
foilen (Middle English) comes from Old French fouler, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
foilen (Middle English): spoil a scent trail by crossing it
Definitions
- spoil a scent trail by crossing it
Ancestry of “foilen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | fouler | to tread, to stamp, to full; tread on, trample |
| 2 | Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |