Where does “spýja” come from?

spýja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse spýja, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

spýja (Icelandic): to vomit; to spit out, make gush forth; vomit

Definitions

  1. to vomit; to spit out, make gush forth; vomit

Ancestry of “spýja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespýjato spew, to vomit; vomit
2Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīwaną →Every word from Old Norse spýja →
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