Where does βespetoβ come from?
espeto (Old Portuguese) comes from Gothic πππΉππΏπ, from Proto-Germanic spituz, from Proto-Indo-European spey- β sharp point, stick.
Ancestry of βespetoβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gothic | πππΉππΏπ | spit |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spituz | rod; stick; spit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spey- | sharp point, stick |