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Number: 1462
Root: peis-2, speis-
English meaning: to blow
German meaning: `blasen'
Material: Mit s-: lat. spīrō, -āre `blasen, wehen, hauchen, atmen' (*speis-), spīritus, -ūs `Hauch, Atem, Seele, Geist'; spirāculum `Luftloch'; ohne s-: ai. piččhōrā `Pfeife, Flöte'; mhd. vīsen, vī̆sten `einen Wind streichen lassen', vī̆st `Furz', ags. fīsting ds., ndd. fīster `podex', ndl. veest (*faist) `Furz', aisl. fīsa `furzen', norw. fīsa ds. und `blasen', nhd. fispern, fispeln `zischen'; baltoslav. *pīṣketi `piept, pfeift' in lit. pyškė́ti `knallen', slav. *piščǫ, *piščati in russ. piščú, piščátь `piepen, kreischen', ksl. pištalь f. `Pfeife', aksl. piskati `pfeifen' usw.;
mit n-Formans: cymr. ffun (*spoi-nā) `Atem'.
References: WP. II 11, WH. II 575 f., Trautmann 221.
Pages: 796
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *(s)peis-
Meaning: to blow, to breathe
Latin: spīrāre `atmen; leben', spīrāculum n. `Luftloch, Dunsthöhle'; spīritus, -ūs m. `Hauch, Atem, Lebenshauch, Seele, Wille, Geist'
Russ. meaning: дуть, дышать
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *fīsan- vb., *fīst=, *fist=
Meaning: discharge wind
Old Norse: fīsa st. `furzen'
Norwegian: fisa `blasen, anfachen; fisten'
Swedish: fisa vb.
Danish: fise vb.
Old English: fīsting f. `Furz'
Middle Dutch: feest `Furz'
Middle High German: vīsten st., visten wk. 'fisten'; { vīsen `furzen'; EaHG veysen (XV Jh.) }
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