Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “spise” come from?

spise (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch spīsa, from Latin spesa.

Ancestry of “spise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchspīsa—
2Latinspesa—

Words derived from “spise”

  • appelspijs
  • spijs
  • banketspijs
  • banketbakkersspijs
Every word from Latin spesa →