Meaning

noun a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

verb expel intestinal gases through the anus

originFrom Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English *feortan, from Proto-West Germanic *fertan, from Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-. The noun is from Middle English fert, fart, from the verb.

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