Where does “spidde” come from?

spidde (Danish) comes from Middle Low German spīt, from Old Saxon spit, from Proto-Germanic spitą, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

spidde (Danish): to pierce, to spear

Definitions

  1. to pierce, to spear

Ancestry of “spidde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspīt—
2Old Saxonspit—
3Proto-Germanicspitąrod; spike; skewer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →