Where does “bespew” come from?
bespew (English) comes from English spew, from Middle English spewen, from Old English spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.
bespew (English): To soil or daub with spew; vomit on; foul with...
Definitions
- To soil or daub with spew; vomit on; foul with...
Ancestry of “bespew”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spew | To eject forcibly and in a stream; To speak or... |
| 2 | Middle English | spewen | To spew, or puke; to regurgitate... |
| 3 | Old English | spīwan | to vomit, spit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spīwan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spīwaną | to spew, to spit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ptyēw- | to spit, vomit |