speeksel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch speecsel, formed from older spekel by analogy with terms suffixed with -sel. The form spekel is from Old Dutch *spēkila, from Proto-Germanic *spaiklō. From the same root as spuwen.

Cognate with German Speichel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspeːk.səl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: speek‧sel

Noun

speeksel n (uncountable)

  1. saliva, spit(tle)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: speeksel

References

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