Where does “fūl” come from?
fūl (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic fūl, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...
Ancestry of “fūl”, step by step
fūl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic fūl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | fūl | foul, dirty |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fūlaz | foul, dirty; rotten |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pū- | rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,... |
via Proto-Germanic *fūl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *fūl | — |