Where does “שפּײַעכץ” come from?
שפּײַעכץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שפּײַען, from Middle High German spīen, from Old High German spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.
שפּײַעכץ (Yiddish): saliva
Definitions
- saliva
Ancestry of “שפּײַעכץ”, step by step
שפּײַעכץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שפּײַען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שפּײַען | To spit; to spew |
| 2 | Middle High German | spīen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spīwan | to spew |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spīwan | to spew, spit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spīwaną | to spew, to spit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ptyēw- | to spit, vomit |
via Yiddish ־עכץ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־עכץ | — |