Where does “Fascht” come from?

Fascht (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German vist, from Proto-Germanic *fistiz, from Proto-Indo-European pesd- — to fart softly, pass gas, break wind.

Fascht (Luxembourgish): fart

Definitions

  1. fart

Ancestry of “Fascht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvist—
2Proto-Germanic*fistiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpesd-to fart softly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pesd- →