Where does “spuie” come from?

spuie (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian spīa, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

spuie (West Frisian): to spit, to spew

Definitions

  1. to spit, to spew

Ancestry of “spuie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianspīa—
2Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīwaną →Every word from Old Frisian spīa →