Fart
/fɑːrt/noun
A release of intestinal gas from the anus.
Did you know?Fart is one of the oldest surviving English words for this bodily act, attested in Old English as a blunt, fully native word rather than a later euphemism.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*perd-
“To break wind or emit gas”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*fertaną
“To break wind”
Old English
OE
feortan
“To break wind”
Middle English
ME
farten
“To break wind”
Modern English
English
fart
“To release intestinal gas from the anus”