Where does “fend” come from?
fend (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian spenda, from Proto-Indo-European spand-.
fend (Albanian): I break wind, fart
Ancestry of “fend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | spenda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | spand- | — |