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Where does “fūlaz” come from?

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

fūlaz (Proto-Germanic): foul, dirty; rotten

Definitions

  1. foul, dirty; rotten

Ancestry of “fūlaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fūlaz”

  • foul
  • fowl
  • fullness
  • filth
  • defile
  • fouling
  • defilement
  • afoul
  • fowling
  • foully
  • wildfowl
  • fouler
  • defileth
  • biofouling
  • antifouling
  • peafowl
  • foulmouthed
  • befoul
  • fowlpox
  • fulmar
  • defiler
  • moorfowl
  • foulbrood
  • wildfowler
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