Where does “vurz” come from?

vurz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German furz, from Proto-West Germanic furtu, from Proto-Germanic furtuz, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥d-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

vurz (Middle High German): fart

Definitions

  1. fart

Ancestry of “vurz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfurzfart
2Proto-West Germanicfurtufart
3Proto-Germanicfurtuzfart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥d-ú-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

Words derived from “vurz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥d-ú-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic furtuz
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