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Where does “furtu” come from?

furtu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic furtuz, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥d-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

furtu (Proto-West Germanic): fart

Definitions

  1. fart

Ancestry of “furtu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “furtu”

  • Furz
  • furzen
  • furztrocken
  • furzi
  • furzo
  • vorten
  • furz
  • furzen
  • vurzen
  • vurz
  • פֿאָרץ
  • Fuerz
  • fuerzen
  • furten
  • furtijan
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