Where does “spet” come from?
spet (Middle English) comes from Middle English speten, from Old English spǣtan, from Proto-Indo-European sp(y)ēw.
Ancestry of “spet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | speten | — |
| 2 | Old English | spǣtan | to spit; to squirt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sp(y)ēw | — |