Where does “rúðupiss” come from?

rúðupiss (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic piss, from Icelandic pissa, 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.

rúðupiss (Icelandic): windscreen washer fluid, windshield wiper fluid

Definitions

  1. windscreen washer fluid, windshield wiper fluid

Ancestry of “rúðupiss”, step by step

rúðupiss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic piss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpisspee, piss, urine
2Icelandicpissato pee; to piss
3Middle Low Germanpissen
4Dutchpissento piss
5Middle Dutchpissento piss
6Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
7Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
8LatinpissioI piss

via Icelandic Rúða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicRúðaRouen
2Danishrudepane; window; square
3Old Norserúta
4Middle Low Germanrūde
5Latinrūtarue bitter herb
6Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Latin pissioEvery word from Vulgar Latin pissiareEvery word from Old French pissier