Where does “pissa” come from?
pissa (Icelandic) comes from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
pissa (Icelandic): to pee; to piss
Ancestry of “pissa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | pissen | — |
| 2 | Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 4 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 6 | Latin | pissio | I piss |
Words derived from “pissa”