Where does “fartface” come from?

fartface (English) comes from English fart, from Middle English ferten, from Old English feortan, from Proto-Germanic fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

fartface (English): An unappealing, annoying or contemptible person

Definitions

  1. An unappealing, annoying or contemptible person

Ancestry of “fartface”, step by step

fartface traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfartTo emit digestive gases from the anus; to...
2Middle Englishferten
3Old Englishfeortanto fart
4Proto-Germanicfertanąto break wind, fart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

via English face

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
2Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
3Old Frenchfaceface
4Late Latinfacia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd-Every word from Proto-Germanic fertanąEvery word from Old English feortan