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Where does “spuwer” come from?

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

spuwer (Dutch): spitter, spouter

Definitions

  1. spitter, spouter

Ancestry of “spuwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspuwento spit
2Middle Dutchspuwento spit, to spew; to vomit
3Old Dutchspīwan—
4Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit

Words derived from “spuwer”

  • waterspuwer
  • vuurspuwer
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