Where does “farten” come from?

farten (Middle English) comes from Old English feortan, from Proto-Germanic fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

Ancestry of “farten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeortanto fart
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 English feortan →