Where does “bespugen” come from?
bespugen (Dutch) comes from Dutch spugen, from Middle High German spīwen, from Old High German spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.
bespugen (Dutch): to spit at
Definitions
- to spit at
Ancestry of “bespugen”, step by step
bespugen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spugen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spugen | to spit; to vomit |
| 2 | Middle High German | spīwen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spīwan | to spew |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spīwan | to spew, spit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spīwaną | to spew, to spit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ptyēw- | to spit, vomit |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |