Where does “spit” come from?

Spit comes from Middle English spytte, from Old English spitu, from Proto-Germanic spitą, from Proto-Indo-European spey-.

spit (English): A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is...

Definitions

  1. A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is...

Ancestry of “spit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspit—
2Middle Englishdespit—
3Old Frenchdespit—
4Latindēspectusdisdained, despised
5Latindēspiciōto look down upon
6Latindē-of; from
7Latindēof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “spit”

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