Where does “spīwan” come from?
spīwan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.
spīwan (Old English): to vomit, spit
Ancestry of “spīwan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *spīwan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spīwaną | to spew, to spit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ptyēw- | to spit, vomit |
Words derived from “spīwan”