Where does “furzan” come from?

furzan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

Ancestry of “furzan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfertanąto break wind, fart
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

Words derived from “furzan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fertaną →
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