fūlaz

fūlaz

Germanisches Wörterbuch . 2014.

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  • pū̆- — To rot, decay. Probably contracted from *puə (becoming *puw before vowels). Derivatives include foul, fuzzy, potpourri, and pus. 1. Suffixed form *pū lo . a. foul, from …   Universalium

  • foul — [OE] The underlying meaning of foul is probably ‘rotten, putrid’, with overtones of ‘evilsmelling’. It goes back to an Indo European *pu , which may originally have been inspired by the same reaction as produced the English exclamation of disgust …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • foul — {{11}}foul (adj.) O.E. ful rotten, unclean, vile, corrupt, offensive to the senses, from P.Gmc. *fulaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., ful, M.Du. voul, Du. vuil, O.H.G. fül, Ger. faul, Goth. füls), from root *fu , corresponding to PIE *pu , perhaps from the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • fūla- Ⅱ — *fūla , *fūlaz germ., Adjektiv: nhd. faul, stinkend; ne. foul (Adjektiv), stinking (Adjektiv); Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae., afries., anfrk., as., ahd.; …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • foul — [OE] The underlying meaning of foul is probably ‘rotten, putrid’, with overtones of ‘evilsmelling’. It goes back to an Indo European *pu , which may originally have been inspired by the same reaction as produced the English exclamation of disgust …   Word origins

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