Where does “spleef” come from?
spleef (English) comes from English queef, from English quiff, from English whiff, from Old English wef, from Middle English weven, from Old English wefan, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną — to weave, braid.
spleef (English): An accidental raspberry when smoking a joint
Definitions
- An accidental raspberry when smoking a joint
Ancestry of “spleef”, step by step
spleef traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English queef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | queef | An emission of air from the vagina, especially... |
| 2 | English | quiff | A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke; A... |
| 3 | English | whiff | A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of... |
| 4 | Old English | wef | web |
| 5 | Middle English | weven | To weave; to perform or do some weaving; To... |
| 6 | Old English | wefan | to weave |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
via English grief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grief | Suffering, hardship; Pain of mind arising from... |
| 2 | Middle English | greef | — |
| 3 | Old French | grief | pain; anguish; suffering; sad |
| 4 | Late Latin | grevis | — |
| 5 | Latin | gravis | heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |