Where does “unspat” come from?
unspat (English) comes from English spat, from English spatterdash, from English dash, from Middle English daschen, from Danish daske, from Serbo-Croatian dàska, from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz — take; perceive.
unspat (English): Not having been spat
Ancestry of “unspat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spat | simple past tense and past participle of spit;... |
| 2 | English | spatterdash | — |
| 3 | English | dash | "Any of the following symbols:" ‒ , – , — , or ―;... |
| 4 | Middle English | daschen | To hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a... |
| 5 | Danish | daske | to slap, strike |
| 6 | Serbo-Croatian | dàska | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | dъska | board, plank |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | diskuz | table; dish; bowl |
| 9 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |