Where does “foler” come from?
foler (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin fullo, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
foler (Old French): to destroy; to mistreat
Definitions
- to destroy; to mistreat
Ancestry of “foler”, step by step
foler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin fullo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 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- | — |
via Vulgar Latin fullare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | fullare | to speed up |