Where does “spugen” come from?

spugen (Dutch) comes 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.

spugen (Dutch): to spit; to vomit

Definitions

  1. to spit; to vomit

Ancestry of “spugen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspīwen—
2Old High Germanspīwanto spew
3Proto-West Germanic*spīwanto spew, spit
4Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit

Words derived from “spugen”

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