Where does “freta” come from?
freta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse freta, from Proto-Germanic fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.
freta (Icelandic): to fart
Ancestry of “freta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | freta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fertaną | to break wind, fart |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | perd- | to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind |