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