Where does “fauchen” come from?

fauchen (German) comes from Middle High German pfūchen, from Old High German pfūhhan, from Proto-Germanic pukaną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

fauchen (German): to hiss, to spit

Definitions

  1. to hiss, to spit

Ancestry of “fauchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpfūchen—
2Old High Germanpfūhhanto spit, puff
3Proto-Germanicpukanąto spit, puff; to pick, peck, prick, knock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “fauchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pukaną →Every word from Old High German pfūhhan →