Where does “fartful” come from?
fartful (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.
fartful (English): Full of farts; flatulent or characteristic of farts
Definitions
- Full of farts; flatulent or characteristic of farts
Ancestry of “fartful”, step by step
fartful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fart | To emit digestive gases from the anus; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | ferten | — |
| 3 | Old English | feortan | to fart |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fertaną | to break wind, fart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perd- | to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |