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Where does “spotte” come from?

spotte (Danish) comes from English spot, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

spotte (Danish): to mock, deride; to spot; to notice; to spot; to...

Definitions

  1. to mock, deride; to spot; to notice; to spot; to...

Ancestry of “spotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspotA round or irregular patch on the surface of a...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “spotte”

  • spot
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