feist
English
/faɪst/
noun
Definitions
- (US) A small, snappy, belligerent mixed-breed dog.
- (vulgar) Silent (but pungent) flatulence.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fysten derived from Proto-Germanic *fistiz (a fart) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pesd- (fart).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pesd-
Gloss
fart
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- feistily English
- feistiness English
- feisty English
- unfeisty English
- paedidus Latin
- paedor Latin
- πέζις Ancient Greek
- *pesd- Proto-Indo-European
- *pezd- Proto-Indo-European
- *psdéh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European
- *pésdeti Proto-Indo-European
- *fistiz Proto-Germanic
- fysten Middle English
- fise Danish
- fisefornem Danish
- *pьzděti Proto-Slavic
- *pezdō Proto-Italic
- *p(e)sdeʔ- Proto-Balto-Slavic