Where does “fise” come from?
fise (English) comes from English fist, from Middle English fist, from Old English fȳst, from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz, from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-, from Proto-Indo-European pnksti-, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
fise (English): An instance of flatulence
Definitions
- An instance of flatulence
Ancestry of “fise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fist | A hand with the fingers clenched or curled... |
| 2 | Middle English | fist | — |
| 3 | Old English | fȳst | fist |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |