alina@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIs there a word or phrase in your language to describe the situation when you wanted to fart but shit yourself?message-squaremessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word or phrase in your language to describe the situation when you wanted to fart but shit yourself?alina@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square47linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days ago“Péter au jus” for a French spin on it.
minus-squareNachBarcelona@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoFunnily enough, Peter is the German version of Pierre.
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoBoth names come from the same word (Petrus or Petros meaning rock). As you might expect, German “fist” and French “péter” for “fart” are distant cousins too: “pezd-” -> “fistiz” -> “vist” -> “fist” or “pezd-” -> “peditum” -> “pét” -> “péter”.
minus-squareNachBarcelona@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI love etymology! In terms of PIE that means that in “Peter farted five times during fisting.”, 4 words have the same root.
“Péter au jus” for a French spin on it.
Funnily enough, Peter is the German version of Pierre.
Both names come from the same word (Petrus or Petros meaning rock). As you might expect, German “fist” and French “péter” for “fart” are distant cousins too: “pezd-” -> “fistiz” -> “vist” -> “fist” or “pezd-” -> “peditum” -> “pét” -> “péter”.
I love etymology! In terms of PIE that means that in “Peter farted five times during fisting.”, 4 words have the same root.