Where does “bespucken” come from?

bespucken (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.

bespucken (German): to spit

Definitions

  1. to spit

Ancestry of “bespucken”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan →
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