Etymology

foumart

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Today it means: A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae family. Full definition →

Middle English fulmard ← Old English fūl
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfūl“foul”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfulmard
  3. English todayfoumart

From Middle English fulmard, from Old English fūl (“foul”) + mearþ (“marten”), in reference to its offensive smell.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfūl all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.