The story
- Middle English · derived fromfesen“to put to flight”
- Middle English · inherited fromfese“a blast, a rush, a burst”
- English todayfeese
Perhaps from Middle English fese (“a blast, a rush, a burst”), a derivative of Middle English fesen (“to put to flight”). More at faze.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.