Words that come from Proto-Indo-European β€œspid-”

50 words across 11 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European spid- β€” including spit, spat, spitting, spittoon, spitfire, turnspit, spitball, sandspit.

See the etymology of spid- itself β†’

English (26)

Galician (6)

Middle English (6)

Old English (2)

Portuguese (2)

Spanish (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Gothic (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Torres Strait Creole (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European spid- β€” 50 descendants | Etymology Explorer