Etymology

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Anglo-Norman *fumets ← Latin fumāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromfumāre“it smokes, steams”
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived from*fumets
  3. English todayfewmet

Apparently from Anglo-Norman *fumets, from Latin fumāre (“it smokes, steams”). Attested since the fifteenth century. Compare fumet, apparently from French fumier (“dung”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.