Where does “Furz” come from?

Furz (German) comes from Middle High German vurz, from Old High German furz, from Proto-West Germanic furtu, from Proto-Germanic furtuz, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥d-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

Furz (German): fart

Definitions

  1. fart

Ancestry of “Furz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvurzfart
2Old High Germanfurzfart
3Proto-West Germanicfurtufart
4Proto-Germanicfurtuzfart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥d-ú-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥d-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic furtuz →