fouet

Signification (Anglais)

1. whip (tool)
2. whisk
3. tip

Synonymes

cravache

bâton

fouetter

chicotte

canne

impact

flagelle

fouettement

fustigation

tanga

moussoir

tongs

baguette

écourgée

batteur

ébouillanter

flageller

force

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fwɛ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen français: fouet

In summary

From Middle French fouet, diminutive in -et of Old French fou (“beech”), from Latin fagus.
Since the morpheme boundary was no longer felt in Middle French, [u.ɛ] was contracted to [wɛ] and this later developed regularly to [wa] (as it did in oi, oe). The contemporary pronunciation was reinforced by the spelling and the desire to distinguish from foi, foie and fois.