Where does “spuien” come from?
spuien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spoyen, from Dutch spuwen, from Middle Dutch spuwen, from Old Dutch spīwan, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.
spuien (Dutch): to spew out, to discharge
Definitions
- to spew out, to discharge
Ancestry of “spuien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | spoyen | — |
| 2 | Dutch | spuwen | to spit |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spuwen | to spit, to spew; to vomit |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spīwan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spīwaną | to spew, to spit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ptyēw- | to spit, vomit |