Where does “פּישער” come from?
פּישער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פּישן, 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.
פּישער (Yiddish): pisser
Ancestry of “פּישער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | פּישן | to urinate |
| 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 |
Words derived from “פּישער”