Where does “fart” come from?

fart (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fart (Old High German): trip; ride

Definitions

  1. trip; ride

Ancestry of “fart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
2Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-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 →