English
footle
Footle may come from English footer ‘to screw around’.
- English1500–presentfooter‘to screw around’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2021footle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- English1500–presentfooter‘to screw around’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2021footle
Earliest quotation: 2021, Sam Knight, Adam Curtis Explains It All: “Curtis says that he works like any other journalist:…”
Every English word from English footer
Today it means
verb To waste time; to trifle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English footer / footle