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