Etymology

fuster

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Today it means: A saddle tree maker. Full definition →

Middle English fuster ← Anglo-Norman fuster ← Old French fuyster
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fuster · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromfūstis
  2. Old French · derived fromfuyster
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromfuster
  4. Middle English · inherited fromfuster
  5. English todayfuster

From Middle English fuster, fuystour, fuystor, from Anglo-Norman fuster, Old French fuyster, fust, ultimately from Latin fūstis. Compare French fût, Old French fustier.

fuster · verb2

Possibly related to fuss or fester?

Words from the same roots

Latinfūstis all →

foistfust

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