Where does “pisseruska” come from?
pisseruska (Swedish) comes from Swedish piss, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
Ancestry of “pisseruska”, step by step
pisseruska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish piss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | piss | piss |
| 2 | Middle Low German | pissen | — |
| 3 | Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 5 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 7 | Latin | pissio | I piss |
via Swedish ruska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ruska | a severed branch or bundle of twigs with leaves or needles; a green bough, a green branch |