Where does “pisse-” come from?
pisse- (Danish) comes from Danish pis, from Danish pisse, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
pisse- (Danish): very
Ancestry of “pisse-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | pis | dammit; piss; cheap beer |
| 2 | Danish | pisse | to piss; very |
| 3 | Middle Low German | pissen | — |
| 4 | Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 6 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 8 | Latin | pissio | I piss |