Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fīsaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-. Cognate with Latin spīrō.

Verb

*fīsaną[1][2]

  1. to blow
  2. to fart

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *fistaz (breaking wind, fart)

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fīsan
    • Old High German: *fīsan
  • Old Norse: físa

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*fīsan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 142
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fīsanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 104