Where does “spottee” come from?

spottee (English) comes from English spot, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

spottee (English): One who receives a spot

Definitions

  1. One who receives a spot

Ancestry of “spottee”, step by step

spottee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspotA round or irregular patch on the surface of a...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos
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