Where does “fouir” come from?

fouir (Old French) comes from Latin fodīre, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

fouir (Old French): Alternative form of foïr

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of foïr

Ancestry of “fouir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfodīre—
2Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig

Words derived from “fouir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fodīre →