Where does “spien” come from?

spien (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

spien (Middle Low German): Alternative form of spîgen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spîgen

Ancestry of “spien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonspīwanto spew
2Proto-West Germanic*spīwanto spew, spit
3Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
4Proto-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 →