speeksel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Noun edit
speeksel n (uncountable)
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Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: speeksel