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

Definitions

  1. very

Ancestry of “pisse-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpisdammit; piss; cheap beer
2Danishpisseto piss; very
3Middle Low Germanpissen—
4Dutchpissento piss
5Middle Dutchpissento piss
6Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
7Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
8LatinpissioI piss

Words derived from “pisse-”

Every word from Latin pissio →Every word from Vulgar Latin pissiare →Every word from Old French pissier →