Where does “fout” come from?
fout (Yola) comes from Middle English faute, from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fout (Yola): fault
Definitions
- fault
Ancestry of “fout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | faute | fault |
| 2 | Old French | faute | fault; error; mistake |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fallita | shortcoming |
| 4 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 5 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |