Where does “spye” come from?

spye (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse spýja, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

spye (Norwegian Nynorsk): vomit

Definitions

  1. vomit

Ancestry of “spye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespýjato spew, to vomit; vomit
2Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīwaną →Every word from Old Norse spýja →