Where does “fars” come from?

fars (Icelandic) comes from Danish fars, from French farce, from Old French farse, from Old French farsir, from Latin farcio, from Proto-Italic farkjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

fars (Icelandic): indefinite genitive singular of far

Definitions

  1. indefinite genitive singular of far

Ancestry of “fars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfarsminced meat; forcemeat; indefinite genitive...
2Frenchfarcestuffing; farce
3Old Frenchfarse—
4Old Frenchfarsir—
5LatinfarcioI cram, stuff
6Proto-Italicfarkjōto stuff
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →