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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey-Every word from Proto-Germanic spituzEvery word from Old English spitu
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