perd-

    perd-

    English meaning: to fart

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “laut furzen”

    Material: O.Ind. párdatē “furzt” (Gramm.), Av. рǝrǝδaiti “furzt”; Gk. πέρδω, πέρδομαι (mostly Med. as in O.Ind.) ds., ἔπαρδον, πέπορδα; πορδή “breaking wind, fart”; perhaps here πέρδιξ m. f. “ partridge, game bird “ (of schwirrenden Fluge); Alb. pjerth “pedo” (Aor. pordha), pordhe “breaking wind, fart” (*pērdü); O.H.G. ferzan, O.E. feortan, O.Ice.freta “furzen”, O.H.G. firz, furz, O.Ice. fretr “breaking wind, fart”; Lith. pérdžu, pérsti, Ltv. pir̂du, pir̂stds., Lith. pir̃dis (= Ger. “breaking wind, fart”); Sloven. prdẹt́ i, Russ. perdětь “furzen”; Welsh rhech “breaking wind, fart” (*rikkü from *pr̥d-kü); for schallmalenden origin of the root spräche Swe. dial. prutta “furzen (esp. from horses)”.

    References: WP. II 49, Trautmann 219 f.;

    See also: compare pezd-.