Where does “putouais” come from?

putouais (Norman) comes from Old French put, from Latin pūtidus, from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

putouais (Norman): polecat

Definitions

polecat

Ancestry of “putouais”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	put	—
2	Latin	pūtidus	rotten, decaying, spoiled, fetid
3	Latin	pūteō	to stink, be rotten, putrid
4	Proto-Italic	pūtos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	puHtós	pure, clean
6	Proto-Indo-European	pewH-	to be clean, pure

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →