Where does “שפּײַען” come from?

שפּײַען (Yiddish) comes 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.

שפּײַען (Yiddish): To spit; to spew

Definitions

  1. To spit; to spew

Ancestry of “שפּײַען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspīen—
2Old High Germanspīwanto spew
3Proto-West Germanic*spīwanto spew, spit
4Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit

Words derived from “שפּײַען”

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