Where does “speten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “speten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “speten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sp(y)ēwEvery word from Old English spǣtan