Where does “spet” come from?

spet (English) comes from Middle English spet, from Middle English speten, from Old English spǣtan, from Proto-Indo-European sp(y)ēw.

spet (English): spittle; To spit; to throw out

Definitions

  1. spittle; To spit; to throw out

Ancestry of “spet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspetspittle
2Middle Englishspeten—
3Old Englishspǣtanto spit; to squirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeansp(y)ēw—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sp(y)ēw →Every word from Old English spǣtan →Every word from Middle English speten →