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Where does “fīsaną” come from?

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

fīsaną (Proto-Germanic): to blow; to fart

Definitions

  1. to blow; to fart

Ancestry of “fīsaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “fīsaną”

  • fise
  • fisa
  • fyse
  • fisten
  • fiesten
  • fise
  • fistan
  • fistaz
  • físa
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