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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | spǣtan | to spit; to squirt |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sp(y)ēw | — |