Where does “fūl” come from?

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

fūl (Proto-West Germanic): foul, dirty

Definitions

  1. foul, dirty

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 →