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Where does “furzen” come from?

furzen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic furtijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “furzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfurtijanto break wind, fart
2Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “furzen”

  • furzen
  • furzi
  • vurzen
  • fuerzen
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