Where does “fart” come from?
Fart comes from Middle English ferten, from Old English feortan, from Proto-Germanic fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European perd-.
fart (English): To emit digestive gases from the anus; to...
Definitions
- To emit digestive gases from the anus; to...
Ancestry of “fart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ferten | — |
| 2 | Old English | feortan | to fart |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fertaną | to break wind, fart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perd- | to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind |
Words derived from “fart”