Part of speech: Verb
expel intestinal gases through the anus
Categories: Act involuntarily, Act reflexively
Wind, Farting, Fart, Break wind, Flatus
The word "fart" comes from Middle English fert. It started in Proto-Indo-European *perd-. Then it appeared in Proto-Germanic *fertaną. Later, people used it in Old English feortan. After that, it was Middle English ferten.
This word traveled through multiple civilizations—each culture shaped its meaning slightly!