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Where does “spytte” come from?

spytte (Middle English) comes from Old English spitu, from Proto-Germanic spituz, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

spytte (Middle English): rod on which meat is cooked; rod used as a...

Definitions

  1. rod on which meat is cooked; rod used as a...

Ancestry of “spytte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspituspit
2Proto-Germanicspituzrod; stick; spit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

Words derived from “spytte”

  • spit
  • spitting
  • spittoon
  • spitfire
  • turnspit
  • spitball
  • sandspit
  • spitter
  • spitless
  • spitty
  • spitballer
  • spitbox
  • spitteth
  • spitful
  • spitshine
  • spittest
  • outspit
  • spitstick
  • spitbug
  • spits
  • spitbraaied
  • batspit
  • spitbraai
  • unspit
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