Where does “frata” come from?

frata (Faroese) comes from Old Norse frata, from Proto-Germanic fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

frata (Faroese): to fart

Definitions

  1. to fart

Ancestry of “frata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefrata—
2Proto-Germanicfertanąto break wind, fart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fertaną →Every word from Old Norse frata →