Where does “farthole” come from?

farthole (English) comes from English hole, from Middle English hole, from Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

farthole (English): The anus

Definitions

  1. The anus

Ancestry of “farthole”, step by step

farthole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholeA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;...
2Middle Englishholehealthy; safe; whole, complete, full
3Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
4Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
5Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
6Proto-Germanichulazhollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą