Where does “fol” come from?

fol (Old Occitan) comes from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fol (Old Occitan): mad; insane; crazy

Definitions

  1. mad; insane; crazy

Ancestry of “fol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fol”

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