Where does “vort” come from?

vort (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *furt, 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.

Ancestry of “vort”, step by step

vort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon *furt

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

via Proto-Germanic furduz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfurduzford
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vort

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd-
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