Where does “spittan” come from?

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

spittan (Old English): to spit; to dig with spade

Definitions

  1. to spit; to dig with spade

Ancestry of “spittan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spittan”

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