Where does “*fūl” come from?

*fūl (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Ancestry of “*fūl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Words derived from “*fūl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū-Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlaz