Where does “*spīwan” come from?

*spīwan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

*spīwan (Proto-West Germanic): to spew, spit

Definitions

  1. to spew, spit

Ancestry of “*spīwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit

Words derived from “*spīwan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīwaną →