An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/pissen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2510464An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — pissen1891John Francis Davis

​ pissen, vb., first occurs in early ModHG. from the similarly sounding LG. and ​Du. vb.; allied to the equiv. E. to piss, Fr. pisser (Ital. pisciare), The origin of this now widely diffused term cannot be easily determined.

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