Where does “spuwen” come from?

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

spuwen (Dutch): to spit

Definitions

  1. to spit

Ancestry of “spuwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspuwento spit, to spew; to vomit
2Old Dutchspīwanto spew, to spit
3Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit

Words derived from “spuwen”

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