English
fouse
Fouse comes from Old English fȳsan ‘to hasten’, from Proto-West Germanic *funsijan ‘to make ready’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- ‘to tread, go’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pent-‘to tread, go’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pn̥tstósreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*funsaz‘ready, willing’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*funsijaną‘to predispose’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*funsijan‘to make ready’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fȳsan‘to hasten’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fousen
- Englishtodayfouse
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pent-‘to tread, go’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pn̥tstósreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*funsaz‘ready, willing’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*funsijaną‘to predispose’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*funsijan‘to make ready’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fȳsan‘to hasten’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fousen
- Englishtodayfouse
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pent- ‘to tread, go’
find, path, patrol, pad, pontiff, sputnik, pontoon, pontifical, pons, pontifex, 13 more
through Proto-West Germanic *funsijan ‘to make ready’
Today it means
verb To tumble, disarrange, rumple.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pent- / fouse