Etymology

fart

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Today it means: To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate. Full definition →

First used 15th c.Middle English ferten ← Old English *feortan ← Proto-West Germanic *fertan
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fart · verb, noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromfert
  2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*perd-
  3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*fertaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*fertan
  5. Old English · inherited from*feortan
  6. Middle English · inherited fromferten
  7. English todayfart

From Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English *feortan, from Proto-West Germanic *fertan, from Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-. The noun is from Middle English fert, fart, from the verb.

FART · noun2

Acronym of feminism-appropriating reactionary transphobe deliberately constructed to be homonymous with fart.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 15th c. An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus.

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