Where does “fouler” come from?

fouler (Old French) comes from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fouler (Old French): to tread, to stamp, to full; tread on, trample

Definitions

  1. to tread, to stamp, to full; tread on, trample

Ancestry of “fouler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfullofuller
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fouler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →