Where does “fou” come from?
fou (Scots) comes from Middle English fúl, from Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
fou (Scots): full; well-fed, full of food or drink, sated,...
Definitions
- full; well-fed, full of food or drink, sated,...
Ancestry of “fou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fúl | — |
| 2 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |