Where does “spytkirtel” come from?

spytkirtel (Danish) comes from Danish spyt — spit; imperative of spytte.

spytkirtel (Danish): salivary gland

Definitions

  1. salivary gland

Ancestry of “spytkirtel”, step by step

spytkirtel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish spyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspytspit; imperative of spytte

via Danish kirtel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkirtelgland
Every word from Danish spyt