Where does “furz” come from?

furz (Old High German) comes 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.

furz (Old High German): fart

Definitions

  1. fart

Ancestry of “furz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfurtufart
2Proto-Germanicfurtuzfart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥d-ú-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

Words derived from “furz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥d-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic furtuz →