Where does “Speispinne” come from?

Speispinne (German) comes from German speien, from Middle High German spīen, from Old High German spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

Speispinne (German): spitting spider

Definitions

  1. spitting spider

Ancestry of “Speispinne”, step by step

Speispinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German speien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspeiento spit; to vomit
2Middle High Germanspīen—
3Old High Germanspīwanto spew
4Proto-West Germanic*spīwanto spew, spit
5Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit

via German spinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspinnefirst-person singular indicative present of...
2Middle High Germanspinne—
3Old High Germanspinna—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan →