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Where does “pew-” come from?

pew- (Proto-Indo-European): to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

Definitions

  1. to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “pew-”

  • pure
  • purely
  • purity
  • foul
  • fucking
  • fuck
  • purification
  • fowl
  • fullness
  • mug
  • impure
  • filth
  • purer
  • purify
  • impurity
  • purge
  • fu
  • defile
  • purgatory
  • purging
  • fouling
  • defilement
  • afoul
  • fowling