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

Definitions

  1. to fart

Ancestry of “freta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefreta—
2Proto-Germanicfertanąto break wind, fart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fertaną →Every word from Old Norse freta →