Where does “pissbreath” come from?
pissbreath (English) comes from English breath, from Middle English breeth, from Old English brǣþ, from Proto-Germanic brēþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
pissbreath (English): 1991, Wiliam Owen Roberts, Pestilence:'Fuck...
Definitions
- 1991, Wiliam Owen Roberts, Pestilence:'Fuck...
Ancestry of “pissbreath”, step by step
pissbreath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English breath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breath | The act or process of breathing; A single act of... |
| 2 | Middle English | breeth | breath |
| 3 | Old English | brǣþ | odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brēþiz | vapour; steam; breath; odour, smell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrē-t- | exhalation from heat; steam |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English piss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | piss | Urine; An instance of pissing; Alcoholic... |
| 2 | Middle English | pisse | piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen |
| 3 | Middle English | pissen | To piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To... |
| 4 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 6 | Latin | pissio | I piss |