Where does “furzen” come from?

furzen (German) comes from Middle High German vurzen, from Old High German furzan, from Proto-Germanic fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

furzen (German): to fart

Definitions

  1. to fart

Ancestry of “furzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvurzen—
2Old High Germanfurzan—
3Proto-Germanicfertanąto break wind, fart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

Words derived from “furzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fertaną →Every word from Old High German furzan →
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