2007-07-20 09:00:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
According to Eric Partridge in his excellent book of word origins (Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English), our word "fart" comes from the old English word "feortan", presumably of echoic origin, (of the echo) - meaning that the word was chosen to sound like the object named. (ha!)
2007-07-20 12:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word is used as a vulgar description of breaking wind. It is derived from the old English word 'feortan'.
2007-07-20 09:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where did all the terms come from?
2007-07-20 09:07:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an acronym for the phrase "foul air rushing through."
2007-07-20 09:18:28 · answer #4 · answered by Eddie Dee 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To my surprise, one of my dictionaries said that it originated from "Old English."
2007-07-20 09:08:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it actually was an acronym originally--flatulent air reeking terribly, just like snafu now just means screwed up situattion.
2007-07-21 06:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by henry d 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
from your a s s.
2007-07-20 09:04:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋