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Where does “fisa” come from?

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

fisa (Swedish): to fart

Definitions

  1. to fart

Ancestry of “fisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefísato break wind
2Proto-Germanicfīsanąto blow; to fart
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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