Where does “פֿאָרץ” come from?
פֿאָרץ (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German vurz, from Old High German furz, from Proto-West Germanic furtu, from Proto-Germanic furtuz, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥d-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.
פֿאָרץ (Yiddish): fart
Ancestry of “פֿאָרץ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vurz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | furz | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | furtu | fart |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furtuz | fart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥d-ú-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perd- | to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind |