Where does “fart” come from?

fart (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German vart, from Old Saxon fard, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fart (Norwegian Nynorsk): speed, velocity; movement, motion; transport,...

Definitions

  1. speed, velocity; movement, motion; transport,...

Ancestry of “fart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvarttraffic, journey
2Old Saxonfardtraffic, journey
3Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
4Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fart”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →