Where does “pisse” come from?

pisse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk pissa, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.

pisse (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of pissa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pissa

Ancestry of “pisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpissato piss, urinate
2Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
3Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
4LatinpissioI piss
Every word from Latin pissio
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