Where does “spet” come from?

spet (Middle English) comes from Middle English speten, from Old English spǣtan, from Proto-Indo-European sp(y)ēw.

spet (Middle English): spittle

Definitions

  1. spittle

Ancestry of “spet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspeten—
2Old Englishspǣtanto spit; to squirt
3Proto-Indo-Europeansp(y)ēw—

Words derived from “spet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sp(y)ēw →Every word from Old English spǣtan →Every word from Middle English speten →