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