Where does “fous” come from?

fous (Middle English) comes from Old English fūs, from Proto-West Germanic *funs — ready to go.

fous (Middle English): ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to,...

Definitions

  1. ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to,...

Ancestry of “fous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfūsready, eager, striving forward, inclined to,...
2Proto-West Germanic*funsready to go

Words derived from “fous

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *funsEvery word from Old English fūs