Where does “Spucknapf” come from?

Spucknapf (German) comes from German spucken, from Dutch spugen, from Middle High German spīwen, from Old High German spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

Spucknapf (German): spittoon

Definitions

  1. spittoon

Ancestry of “Spucknapf”, step by step

Spucknapf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German spucken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspuckento spit
2Dutchspugento spit; to vomit
3Middle High Germanspīwen—
4Old High Germanspīwanto spew
5Proto-West Germanic*spīwanto spew, spit
6Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit

via German Napf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNapfsmall bowl; cup
2Middle High Germannaph—
3Old High Germanhnaph—
4Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
5Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup
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