Where does “fistan” come from?

fistan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fistaz, from Proto-Germanic fīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Ancestry of “fistan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfistazbreaking wind, fart
2Proto-Germanicfīsanąto blow; to fart
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “fistan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fīsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fistaz →