Where does “spetz” come from?

spetz (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German spētze, from Proto-Germanic speutaz, from Proto-Indo-European spewd- — to press, to push.

Ancestry of “spetz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspētze—
2Proto-Germanicspeutazspear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspewd-to press, to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic speutaz →Every word from Middle Low German spētze →
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