fouet

Etymology
From, diminutive in of , from.

Since the morpheme boundary was no longer felt in Middle French, was contracted to  and this later developed regularly to  (as it did in ). The contemporary pronunciation was reinforced by the spelling and the desire to distinguish from, and.

Noun

 * 1) whip tool
 * 2)  whisk
 * 3)  tip

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  whip