Where does “spew” come from?

spew (Middle English) comes from Middle English spewen, from Old English spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

spew (Middle English): Alternative form of spewen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spewen

Ancestry of “spew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishspewenTo spew, or puke; to regurgitate...
2Old Englishspīwanto vomit, spit
3Proto-West Germanic*spīwanto spew, spit
4Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan →