English
farthead
From fart + -head.
A compound of fart + -head
Proto-Indo-European *perd- ‘to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind’
Proto-Germanic *fertaną ‘to break wind, fart’
Proto-West Germanic *fertan
Old English *feortan ‘to fart’
Middle English ferten
English fart
Today it means
noun an imbecile
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / farthead