Where does “spouwer” come from?

spouwer (Dutch) comes from Dutch spouwen, from Middle Dutch spuwen, from Old Dutch spīwan, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

spouwer (Dutch): spitter, spouter; puker, vomiter

Definitions

  1. spitter, spouter; puker, vomiter

Ancestry of “spouwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspouwento spit; to vomit; to split, cleave
2Middle Dutchspuwento spit, to spew; to vomit
3Old Dutchspīwanto spew, to spit
4Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīwaną →Every word from Old Dutch spīwan →