Where does “fouet” come from?

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

fouet (Norman): whip

Definitions

  1. whip

Ancestry of “fouet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfoubeech
2Latinfāgusbeech tree
3Proto-Italicfāgos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic fāgos →Every word from Latin fāgus →
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